The branded frozen meals in the grocery store aisle garcinia cambogia were licensed out to H.J. Heinzof Berkshire Hathawayroyalty-free after Weight Watchers was spun off from the company in 1999. These products are a revenue source for Heinz, not Weight http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/13/idUSnHUGdsQR+73+ONE20140113 Watchers. Having more physical products for sale could benefit Weight Watchers. Competitor Herbalife posted third-quarter product volume growth of 13% with revenue and EPS at $1.2 billion and $1.41, respectively.
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Could This Inflatable Balloon Pill Help You Lose Weight?
The pill is available in Europe, and just became available in the U.K. (spurring the media flurry), though it can cost up to 4,000, or $6,500. Moreover, because it’s technically a device and not a medication, the standards for proving its efficacy are much lower, leaving some doctors wondering whether it’s worth it. Problems with the Balloon Pill “The balloon is a very old idea,” said Daniel Bessesen, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, member of the Endocrine Society, and chief of endocrinology at Denver Health Medical Center. “The first clinical trials were in the 1990s, and the results were quite discouraging.” Many people experienced pain, nausea and vomiting with the balloon, and sometimes the balloon could either inflate in the throat, collapse, or move into the small intestine, requiring surgery for its removal.
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