The Dangers of Kardashian-Endorsed QuickTrim – USNews.com

Kim Kardashian is famous for, well, being famous—and for her killer curves. But she’s raised eyebrows with her paid endorsement of the diet regimen QuickTrim: In January 2010, she told Ok! magazine that she used several of its products to quickly shed 15 pounds—and some of her curviness—in just a few weeks. And in June, she tweeted that she was using QuickTrim to get in shape for summer and her August nuptials.

QuickTrim products—which range from pills to powdered drink mixes—are designed to “detoxify and clean” the body by eliminating extra water weight and bloating, in large part because of the laxatives they include, according to the company. The products are available nationwide at more than 25,000 retail chains, including Wal-Mart, Walgreens, CVS, and GNC. Many of Kardashian’s 10.4 million Twitter fans have tweeted that, inspired by her, they’re going to give it a try.

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