Fake pills a risky way to lose weight

POLICE IN SUZHOU, East China's Jiangsu province, raided an underground workshop producing diet pills on Monday. It was the country's first livestreamed law enforcement action targeting counterfeit medical products. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Wednesday:

The diet pill distribution network unearthed in the recent raid not only involves more than 10 suspects and more than 10 million yuan ($1.5 million), it also spans as many as 20 provincial-level regions. The popularity of counterfeit diet pills points to the incompetence of relevant food and drug supervisors, and highlights the need to reduce many people's misperception that diet pills are the best way to lose weight.

Unlike exercise and diet, weight-losing pills require less time and effort and they are welcomed by many suffering from obesity.