Kimkins Investigation Petition
Dear Friends & readers,
I have just read and signed the online petition:
“Request for Kimkins Investigation”
hosted on the web by PetitionOnline.com, the free online petition service, at:
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/kimkins/
I personally agree with what this petition says, and I think you might
agree, too. If you can spare a moment, please take a look, and consider
signing yourself.
Please read my RANT and REVIEW for more info on this crazy & unhealthy “diet”.
Thanks to Sherrie for making me aware that there was something out there like this…
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To: Federal Trade Commission, Better Business Bureau, California Attorney General
Believing it to be true that Kimkins.com is promoting medically unsound and potentially life-threatening diet plans in which many followers have complained of one or more of the following:
- Dizziness
- Nausea
- Muscle fatigue or weakness
- Heartbeat palpitations
- Moderate to severe hair loss
- Bone and joint pain
- Mental changes - irritability, forgetfulness, confusion
- Bowel complications/symptoms of laxative abuse
And that the founder of Kimkins, known as “Kimmer”;
- is not certified or licensed in any way to dispense nutritional and medical advice
- claims to have lost 198 lbs. but has never provided solid evidence of such loss, having refused to be interviewed in person
- has advised the daily use of laxatives extended beyond products? warnings
- has pushed diet followers to stay as low in calories as possible, even as low as 0-300 calories a day
- has used questionable marketing techniques to generate membership revenues by:
- displaying false “before/after” testimonials
- using viral marketing techniques such as the willful mis-planting that young celebrities have followed the plan in order to target a younger demographic, including pre-teens
- has allowed affiliates to spam many valid forums with misleading information
- advertising the acquisition of an e-book as included in the membership fee, which she never produced
We, the undersigned hereby request that this website, Kimkins.com and its founder, “Kimmer” be properly investigated in an expedient manner so as to prevent harm from coming to more individuals who might try these plans.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
If you agree with these concerns, you can sign the petition here: Request For Kimkins Investigation
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August 31st, 2007 at 12:29 pm
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August 31st, 2007 at 5:59 pm
I will look into this. I’m not on it and haven’t tried it, but I know a lot of people that are and love it. Thanks for the information! (((((HUGS))))) sandi
September 1st, 2007 at 11:30 am
Hi Sandi… I hope that it’s to sign the petition, right?
September 1st, 2007 at 12:40 pm
It’s certainly NOT to go on the diet~I like food WAAAYYYYYY too much! (((((HUGS))))) sandi
September 1st, 2007 at 1:20 pm
Oh good… had me confused there for a while!
September 5th, 2007 at 10:51 am
Atkins is a much better diet?????? I would think anything that restricts a person from eating something, or has a very low caloric intake, can’t be that healthy. If Kimkins works for some people then why sign a petition? Sounds like it’s a war of the low carb dieters going on. Competition, heh?
If I recall correctly, I remember the so call experts or some experts saying the same thing about the Atkins diet.
Sign a petition??? That is a bit extreme. I don’t care if Kimmer has a degree or not. Comon sense would tell any dieter to check with your physician first, especially if you have doubts about the safety of any diet.
September 5th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
Hey there Hmmm
I never said anthing about Atkins, so I don’t know where you got that from. The only reason I signed the petition was because I am against all these crazy “diets” and also I am against the lady that calls herself Kimmers and is out there giving crazy and unhealthy advice.
As far as the petition being extreme, maybe… but I wanted my readers to know about it and they have a choice to sign it or not.
I’m not a low carb, low fat anything. I love to eat balanced and healthy meals.
Thanks for stopping by!
~ Vilma
September 8th, 2007 at 4:43 pm
Hey Vilma
Glad to see your back up and running, I wonder who that previous poster was, maybe Kimmer herself
I will add you to my blog roll, thanks for posting about the petition, its getting lots of signatures especially after the alleged surveillance photos of Kimmer, have you seen them?
They are here: http://www.slamboard.com
September 8th, 2007 at 4:47 pm
Oh one more thing, if anyones interested they can give a quick review of the kimkins diet at the better business bureau website here: http://www.labbb.org/BBBWeb/Forms/Business/CompanyReportPage_Expository.aspx?CompanyID=100055868
September 8th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
Hey Sherrie… thanks for you comments. I will check out the BBB site as well. Surveillance photos??? Nope haven’t seen them. What are they about?
September 8th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
Oh WOW! Just saw those photos… CRAZY stuff!
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January 12th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Thank you for spreading the word on the kimkins dangers and at least getting the correct information out there for the dieter to make a decision based on the truth, not fraudulent marketing.
I just wanted to add that there is a pending class action lawsuit and if anyone was a Kimkins member they can join. They don’t pay a penny and they don’t have to appear in court. This is the Kimkins Lawsuit that was started by Jeanessa.
Regards for the new year