Six weight-loss supplements to avoid

Think nutritional supplements will make you healthier? There's solid evidence that a daily fish oil capsule or vitamin D tablet is beneficial for some people. But there's little science to support the use of many other popular supplements, including some that are heavily promoted as weight-loss aids. That's the word from cardiologist Dr. James Beckerman, the author of The Flex Diet: Design-Your-Own Weight Loss Plan.

Keep clicking as Dr. Beckerman dishes on six supplements that he says should NOT be part of your weight-loss plan...

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