Vet Hum Toxicol. 1989 Dec; 31(6): 540-3.

Appetoff: another diet fad.

Beckerich MJ.

Indiana Poison Center, Indianapolis 46206.

Appetoff diet patches were diet aids introduced to the public in 1987 and removed from the market in 1988 by the FDA for reasons of fraud. The ingredients were supposedly homeopathic concentrations of plant and mineral products. Although 91.6% of persons in this study who used the product for at least 1 week reported weight loss and mild side effects, no active ingredients could be detected by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.