CASHING IN AT YOUR EXPENSE

KIM KARDASHIAN KYLIE JENNER KERRY KATONA

THE original Instagram influencer has had pelters for supporting Flattummyco’s anti-bloating teas, meal replacement shakes and appetite suppressant lollies. The company uses the language of female empowerment and OMG babe to sell products which did not impress the professionals. LESLEY SAID: “I could not see the active ingredients. I don’t know exactly what’s in these products. One of the shakes has added citrimax, which I had to look up.

“It’s not clinically proven, otherwise we would all be using it. But it has side effects – nausea, upset stomachs and headaches.

“There is no mention of an eating plan, no basic advice on diet or how to maintain weight loss. It’s very expensive but it does not teach any changes to your lifestyle.” KIM’S little sister Kylie is another serial promoter of questionable weight loss products. Most recently she’s been promoting teamiblends detox tea.

It is, according to the website, not just a tea. It’s a lifestyle. The core products are two varieties of tea, Skinny and Colon. Drinking these twice a day for 30 days will, they claim, boost metabolism, increase energy, suppress cravings, reduce bloating and improve digestion.

One of the main ingredients is senna, a laxative, which worries the dieticians.

MARIE SAID: “The lifestyle claim is conflicting as it is a suggestion that you should use it regularly. Senna is great for getting the bowels moving but in the long term it may stop them functioning.”

LESLEY ADDED: “Using this could mean the body does not absorb many nutrients. It’s an add-on product being sold as a detox – there’s no need for it.” THE former Atomic Kitten star has favoured many diet and weight loss products in the past. She is backing skinnyrevolution, a company owned by Real Housewives Of Cheshire star Ampika Pickston.

From the website, this looks like a sensible weight loss programme, with support, coaching, exercise and a tie-in with a company that supplies fresh, healthy meals.

What is pretty well hidden is that the plan includes a course of protein-based hormone injections described as “an aid to curb your appetite”. Last year, Kerry claimed it helped her lose two stone in six weeks.

MARIE DESCRIBED THE INJECTION AS: “totally scary”. She added: “The weight loss comes from very restricted calories – about 500 a day. The injections help keep metabolism high which is dangerous. This is not a recommended way to lose

weight.”