Written by Rupert Kircz| Saturday, 19 March 2011| There is 1 comment
Jimmy Kimmel, the American comedian has been ripping the whole American fad diet industry to pieces with his new comedy sketch on his late-night show. Using lots of spoof 'before' and 'after' photos of famous celebrities and actresses in Hollywood the show mocked the stupidity and idiocy of the hundreds of different "revolutionary", "secret","miracle","unique" and other ridiculous claims which are made by producers of diet supplements and diet books.

Joining Jimmy Kimmel for the sketch were Jessica Biel, Jessica Alba and Scarlett Johansson all of whom claimed that the Jimmy K plan had changed their lives. While the sketch is not exactly the funniest thing we have ever seen at Ukmedix News it does however point out exactly how stupid the claims made by most of the players in the weight loss industry in the United States are.
Another thing which this sketch highlights is the stupidity of celebrity weight loss program endorsement. The idea that you should use the product or follow a weight loss diet purely because a famous person uses it is crazy. You should only get your diet advice from a doctor or a qualified nutritionist and not somebody who has an acting qualification.
We'd go as far to say that this comedy sketch is actually providing of public service in that it is educating the public and warning them away from untested and fad weight loss plans.
Diet plans can help you to lose weight but you should never go for the advertised ones which promise huge amounts of weight loss very simply and easily with minimal effort. If you want medical help to lose weight you can speak to a doctor about the possibility of getting a prescription for weight loss medications.
Using weight loss supplements which have not been properly tested has been shown to be dangerous and even counterproductive to weight loss.
