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Can Electronic Muscle Stimulator (EMS) really slim your waistline and flatten
belly?
You have probably seen plenty of advertisements extolling how Electronic
Muscle Stimulators can help you melt and lose belly fat fast and quickly. Most
of these advertisements will also claim that their electronic abs stimulators
can also flatten your
belly giving you a slim waist to reveal your flat well
toned abs muscle.
Some even claim that by using an electronic muscle stimulator
for X minutes is better that 300 sit ups or crunches, so you can say bye bye
to diets and exercise forever. Is it true? Can electronic muscle stimulators
can really slim your waist line giving you a flat stomach look?
On the other hand, you may also have come across many articles
and messages from the health and fitness industry or from your fitness
personal trainers who refute the advertisers claiming that the only way to
lose belly fat and get flat abs with well toned abs muscle is through healthy
eating and exercise. Now that is hard work isn't it?
So you will rather take a chance with an electronic
muscle stimulator to lose your belly fat won't you? Are you sure that by using
an electronic muscle stimulator can help you lose your belly fat and get you a
slim waist line?
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So who is telling the truth? Ok, instead of joining in the controversy,
this article points out what the authorities such as The US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) has got to say. Below is an excerpt from U.S. Food and
Drug Administration, FDA Consumer magazine July-August 2002.
Electric Muscle Simulator FDA Report
"In May, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed complaints against three
manufacturers of these devices, alleging that they have made false claims in
their advertising, seen in heavily aired infomercials on national cable
television, shorter television commercials, and ads in the print media.
The unfounded claims cited by the FTC include the promise of "six
pack" or "washboard" abs without exercise, claims that the
devices will give users a trimmer waist or cause fat loss, and that use of the
device is equivalent to (or better than) regular abdominal exercises, such as
sit-ups or crunches.
The FTC complaints also allege that the advertising claimed falsely that
the stimulators are safe for all to use, and did not disclose adequately the
possible health hazards for some people.
Q. Why does the FDA regulate electrical muscle stimulators?
A. Electrical muscle stimulators are considered medical devices under
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Under this law and the agency's
regulations, the FDA is responsible for regulating the sale of all electrical
muscle stimulators in the United States.
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Therefore, firms must
comply with appropriate FDA premarket regulatory requirements before they can
legally sell their stimulators. Most electrical muscle stimulators (EMS
devices) that have been reviewed by the FDA are intended for use in physical
therapy and rehabilitation under the direction of a health-care professional.
If a company wants to sell EMS devices directly to consumers, the company
needs to show the FDA that the device can be used safely and effectively in
that setting.
Q. These electrical muscle
stimulators are advertised not only to tone, firm, and strengthen abdominal
muscles, but also to provide weight loss, girth reduction, and "rock hard"
abs. Do they really work?
A. While an EMS device may be able to
temporarily strengthen, tone or firm a muscle, no EMS devices have been
cleared at this time for weight
loss, girth reduction, or for obtaining "rock
hard" abs.
Q. Is the FDA concerned about the
unregulated marketing of these devices?
A. Yes. The FDA has received reports
of shocks, burns, bruising, skin irritation, and pain associated with the use
of some of these devices. There have been a few recent reports of interference
with implanted devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators. Some injuries
required hospital treatment.
The FDA is also concerned because many
of these devices have cables and leads. If those cables and leads do not
comply with electrical safety standards, there is the possibility that users
and other household members could be electrocuted. The FDA is currently
investigating firms that are illegally marketing EMS devices.
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Q. What does FDA regulation
accomplish?
A. Before they may legally sell their
devices, firms that market EMS devices must be able to demonstrate that these
products are as safe and as effective as similar devices that are legally
marketed. Devices may be marketed only for uses that are established for the
device or for uses that the firm can support with data.
At this time, the FDA is not aware of
scientific information to support many of the promotional claims being made
for numerous devices being widely promoted on television, infomercials,
newspapers, and magazines.
Q. Does that mean that it's unsafe
to use an electrical muscle stimulator that has not met FDA requirements?
A. Using a product that has not met
FDA requirements isn't necessarily unsafe or dangerous, however it could be.
Unregulated devices also may have safety problems associated with cables and
leads that can lead to accidental shock and electrocution of users and other
household members, including children.
Q. If I use an electrical muscle
stimulator, will it give me the same kind of effect that lots of sit-ups,
stomach crunches and other abdominal exercises will?
A. Using these devices alone will not
give you the much
vaunted "six-pack" abs. Applying electrical current to muscles
may cause them to contract. Stimulating muscles repeatedly with electricity
may eventually result in muscles that are strengthened and toned to some
extent but will not, based on currently available data, create a major change
in your appearance without the addition of weight loss and regular exercise.
Now, who is telling the truth about
electronic muscle stimulator being able to burn belly fat resulting in you
getting you a slim
waist line as well as toned
abs muscle? Well, you be the judge and come to your own conclusion.
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