{"id":2190,"date":"2017-01-31T07:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/?p=2190"},"modified":"2017-01-31T09:32:54","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T14:32:54","slug":"jellyfish-memory-supplement-hoax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/jellyfish-memory-supplement-hoax\/","title":{"rendered":"Is The Jellyfish Memory Supplement A Hoax"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are The Claims Too Good To Be True?<\/p>\n

Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney<\/p>\n

\"jellyfish<\/a>Did another phony nutritional supplement, the jellyfish memory supplement, just bite the dust? You\u2019ve seen the TV ads reminding us that our memory starts to fade as we age. You\u2019ve heard the claims about a protein derived from a jellyfish improving your memory. You\u2019ve seen graphs summarizing a clinical study proving the product works. It all sounds so compelling. Are those claims too good to be true? According to the FTC and the New York Attorney General\u2019s Consumer Protection Division, the answer is yes.<\/p>\n

Is The Jellyfish Memory Supplement A Hoax?<\/h2>\n

On January 9th<\/sup> 2017, the FTC and the New York Attorney General\u2019s office sued the makers of the \u201cjellyfish memory supplement,\u201d accusing the company of making false and unsubstantiated claims that the product improves memory, provides cognitive benefits, and is \u201cclinically shown\u201d to work.The FTC complaint alleged that the marketers relied on a study that failed to show that their product works better \"ftc\"<\/a>than a placebo on any measure of cognitive function. In their joint press release<\/strong><\/a> the FTC said \u201cThe marketers of [the jellyfish supplement] preyed on the fears of older consumers experiencing age-related memory loss. But one critical thing these marketers forgot is that their claims need to be backed up by real scientific evidence.\u201d The New York Attorney General said \u201cThe marketing for [the jellyfish supplement] is a clear-cut fraud, from the label on the bottle to the ads airing across the country. It\u2019s particularly unacceptable that this company has targeted vulnerable citizens like seniors in its advertising for a product that costs more than a week\u2019s groceries, but provides none of the health benefits that it claims.\u201d<\/p>\n

Why Were The Clinical Study Results So Misleading?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"clinical<\/a>I am a strong supporter for innovation in supplement development. However, innovative products should be backed up by published clinical studies showing significant benefit before being marketed to the public. Unfortunately, the clinical study cited for the \u201cjellyfish memory supplement\u201d does not meet this standard.<\/p>\n