Description: It's never too late to be in the best shape of your life.
We’re coming up on the new year. People are getting their New Year’s resolutions lined up and are seeking the way that they are going to accomplish them. BEWARE! There are plenty of people and companies ready to sell you the easiest, fastest, best way to get there even if what they’re selling doesn’t really work. They know that you’re desperate and you will buy into the dream.
There are things you can look for in promotional material or advertising for products or programs that are clues to its false advertising. These include:
CNBC recommends, “When in doubt about whether a site or a claim is real, there are resources available such as FactCheck.org or APFactCheck . It’s also always worth seeing if the information is corroborated in mainstream news sources. For health information, authoritative sites to check include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization .”