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Cleon Wall reporting How are you doing on your New Year's weight loss resolution? If you're not doing well, you shouldn't go looking for a magic pill.
The size of my gut shows I spent way too much time enjoying the holidays. As I surf the Web with See's chocolate in hand, I notice a lot of diet ads. The Better Business Bureau of Utah says stay away.
"Just because it's on a Web site doesn't mean it's true, so do your investigation. You don't want to be harmed and you don't want to spend your money on something that's not going to work," explained Jane Driggs, CEO and president of the BBB of Utah.
Driggs says a quick Web search could do wonders. She says BBB receives about 200 complaints a year on weight loss claims and health clubs. That's fewer gripes than I get on my love handles.









