ABC News Investigates Controversial Diet Shake Company Herbalife

Hidden camera catches startling health claims made by some distributors.

[CeciliaMorris]

there's a fine line between a medical claim vs personal testimony.

[CisnerosDJIDK]

I've tried herbalife, followed the shake and meal plans, in a 3 month span I looked better. I still folllow everything because it's a thing that works.

[valansley]

Distributors who make RIDICULOUS claims are a reality in ALL health product companies

[cryptidshizzz]

I worked for their call center for two weeks, and they essentially paid people $5 an hr. And "promised" commission if we should their "health products"

[Daisypaisy]

There's a bigger business who makes more money and its the pharmaceutical business. Drugs at the end kill. If Herbalife works they lose on their drug business.

[feltah]

This is mid interpreted information and mis leading arguments my parents work for Herbalife and my father lost over 30 pounds using this product

[naziyam]

But don't pull people's to purchase and make points when they are financially poor

[BizzWin]

People are not making medical claims, they are just sharing their testimonial about their health. This video was intended to be negative for people who do not like Herbalife or any network marketing company for that matter. I am not in Herbalife, but all the controversy with the company at that time stirred up the purpose of this video to be posted and attract the negative bitter crowd.

[PrincessFe]

When you give your body the right nutrients your body reacts positively! cant they understand that hmm

[Maria-glgo]

I used to weight 87 kg last year now im 58/59kg; it worked for me BUT note that every body is different- it took me a year to drop to 58kg and this is quite a long time. I had a shake stirred with water* not milk or fruits added, had a normal salad+grilled meat/fish based lunch and seeds/nuts and berries as snacks; BUT im very curious to make a set of blood tests and see how my liver is...there are quite a nr of doctors assuming Herbalife attacks the liver- i got no medical experience so im very curious myself; dont take any diet for granted ur body is unique and diffrent from other ppl; i did it bcus i couldnt breathe properly bcus of the amount of fat; try with baby steps not to hate ur body its not your fault-obesity is a mental health problem and your stress and anxiety are VALID; even if u dont engage in a diet and choose an apple over a bag of chips u should be VERY proud of yourself- change doesnt happen overnight its only up to you; you had a healthy meal and then u cheated? Go ahead and do what feels ok to your body but try and be mindful of ur health 💙

[janetsolis]

Herbalife has improve my overall health
in every positive way i love this nutrition
wellness products I used to be a distributor
i saled it before but know I’m just a member
who consumes it I never had a health problem with this products before. 🙏🏼💕

[just_jaz]

Herbalife is nutrition, when you give your body the nutrition it needs to function better it can help certain issues in your health. My parents have been selling for 10 years and I just signed up, and I could not be happier ^-^

[veronicarenee]

not all distributors act crazy and lie to get people to buy the products!! I know many legit distributors who help u get to ur goal without having to lie about it!!

[jer]

It's a protein shake. That's all it is. It's supposed to be marketed as something that can help your diet (ie. drinking it in trade of a full meal), along with educating its users on how to live a healthy lifestyle with balanced meals, proper exercise, and rest.

My mom uses Herbalife. She wasn't obese, only a bit overweight. The little Herbalife club she's in helped her lose a lot of weight.

[marialuisaquinones]

Los consumo desde hace 15 años y desde esa fecha hice conciencia en alimentarme con comida saludable hecha en casa, verduras, proteína, frutas, cereales y seguido de mi batido favorito 💚

[abhisheksainkar]

It contains ephedra(soma)in hindi and sida cordifolia (bala)also in hindi which is found Himalaya in India both are used for thousands of years in India.Herbalife made it easy to consume .

[brianwoodling]

They should add a couple of leaves to their herbal life logo, it would increase sales exponentially.

[anamikakashyap]

This is very true I’m patient of migraines but since I start my migraine pain completely stopped I would like to say I was tea lovers but not now and my other body parts like joints pain also stopped

[starrysaurus]

No two person's dietary needs are the same. Seeing a general doctor and building up a history of blood/lab work is key to knowing what will help or harm you before trying this or any other diet. A good idea is to see a nutritionist that can look at your medical history through labs. That way you will be informed as to what your personal dietary needs are. Being informed of your vitamin levels, blood pressure, A1c, cholesterol, etc. will make it easier to determine if this is the kind of diet for you. For instance, if your lab work reveals high blood pressure or potential diabetic or kidney problems in your future, you might want to stay away from loaded teas or sugary/high protein shakes. Also good to note that most diet plans work just as well by just following the meal plans WITHOUT the supplements.

[TheKittylikemilk]

Taking the product now.. 27lb weightless in 3 months. I've never felt better