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1 800 Get Thin
Lawsuits
Apr. 18, 2013
1-800-GET-THIN Cabal Slapped With $1.3 Million Settlement Fee For False
The company turned out to be a shell marketing umbrella outsourcing jobs to various lap-band surgery clinics.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Mediavore
Jan. 27, 2012
U.K Teen Survives (For Now) on Chicken McNuggets; Axe Serves Weekday Breakfast
A girl who only subsisted solely on the McDonald’s snack since the age of two was inevitably rushed to the hospital.
Mediavore
Dec. 20, 2011
Swedes Smuggle Butter into Norway; Primitive Urge Makes You Feel Hungrier in
Two aspiring butter kingpins get nabbed at the border.
Mediavore
Dec. 19, 2011
Students Criticize LAUSD’s New Lunches; Whiskey Might Fortify Your Portfolio
Quinoa salad struggles to compete with Flamin’ Hot Cheetoes for the hearts and minds of schoolkids.
Mediavore
Dec. 14, 2011
FDA Warns 1-800-GET-THIN Over Misleading Ads; Toxic Bloom Spells Doom for
The agency wants the cheery lap-band commercials to change their tune, insisting they skip the serious side of the risky surgery.