WEIGHT-LOSS AID

Slendershot, €22.80/14-day pack, slendershots.com ‘WEIGHT-LOSS and detox supplement full of amino acids and antioxidants. Natural ingredients include acai berry, ginseng, prickly pear and green tea. Designed to suppress your appetite and speed up metabolism.’

EXPERT OPINION: The manufacturer suggests you’ll start to see a change after two weeks, but frankly this is more likely to be the result of the lifestyle changes you’ll inevitably be making to lose weight, not the product itself. If you’re dieting, you could be low on some of the vitamins and minerals offered here and the amino acids in this play a proven role in mood and energy levels. However, the claims that they can suppress appetite and speed up metabolism aren’t yet supported by research. TASTE: Pleasant, sweet summer fruits.