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Sprinkle some “magic” crystals on you food and magically lose weight? Sounds like a scam, yet thousands of consumers have bought Sensa, a weight-loss system that claims overweight consumers can lose 30 pounds or more simply by sprinkling its special weight-loss crystals on their food, all without dieting or exercise. Now a federal class action lawsuit is challenging these claims, alleging Sensa Products and Dr. Alan R. Hirsch are selling snake oil.
The Sensa class action lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court of San Francisco, claims Dr. Hirsch and his company trick consumers into buying Sensa crystals by using marketing claims not backed by scientific proof.
According to its sales pitch, consumers simply have to sprinkle Sensa onto their meals and snacks to lose weight. The Sensa sprinkles, or “Tastants,” are supposedly clinically proven to help speed up the process that triggers your body’s “I feel full” signal so that you eat less and feel more satisfied. People who use Sensa, the website says, can lose 30 pounds or more, without changing their diet or exercising. These claims, Sensa says, are supposedly backed by one of the “largest clinical studies ever conducted on a non-prescription weight-loss product.” The Sensa class action lawsuit, however, says these claims are false, misleading and unsubstantiated without any competent scientific evidence to support them.
According to the Sensa lawsuit, Dr. Alan R. Hirsch, M.D., who appears in promotional materials for Sensa, may be a board-certified neurologist, but he is a also a “particularly sophisticated hustler, one with a medical degree and a thick stack of junk science to support the claim his magic crystals are ‘clinically proven.’”
Dr. Hirsch has been able to get by with this, the class action lawsuit charges, only because over-the-counter weight-control products have not been regulated as drugs since 1994, when Congress largely removed supplements from FDA regulation.
The Sensa class action lawsuit claims Sensa is a scam, and that Dr. Hirsch and his company have violated various California laws, including those dealing with false advertising and unfair business practices.
UPDATE 1: A Sensa weight-loss class action lawsuit settlement has been reached! FIND OUT HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR CLAIM HERE!
UPDATE 2: Sensa class action settlement checks were mailed to consumers on Feb. 19, 2014. Congratulations to our Top Class Actions readers who submitted a valid claim and got PAID!
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I used sensa a couple of months ago, and all it did was to give me headaches, stomaches, bloating, etc. and I did not lose any weight. How this scam works is that you are suppose to get your first month free just pay $9.95 for S &H. They send you your first month and second month on the agreement that after the one month is up, they will charge you on your credit card for the 2nd month of $89.95. If you are not satisfied with the results you can return it for another $9.95 return mail to them. The problem is that even before the 1rst month is up, they will charge you the $89.95, and when you try to get a refund, it’s like trying to talk to a brick wall. I did get my money back after being very very persistant, but it wasdifficult. I still am having problems because of my using the Sensa. I would not recommend it for anyone who is thinking about using it. IT DOES NOT WORK!! All it is is cellulose crystals, etc.
I tried Sensa for the first month, and all it did was give me headaches, stomache and the shits! I didn’t lose any weight at all. Do not take this product if you are thinking about using it because it does not work!!.They say they’ll send you your first month free, if you pay for shipping and handling about $9.95, then when you receive the box it will have your first month and second month in it. So after one month exactly they will bill you on your credit card $89.95 for the second month supply. So if you don’t want the second month, make sure you send it back well before your first month is up because they will charge you even before the month is up on your credit card. And trying to get it refunded is a real pain in the neck. I had to be very persistent in order to get my money back. But then you have to send the whole thing back to them and you pay for return postage of another$9.95. So you still are out $20.00 from this whole thing. So save yourself the aggrevation and don’t even start on it. I would like to put a lawsuit against them for this product and it’s negative effects.
I agree with all of the above comments. I also lost money and would like to get it back. It is sad that companies and people take advantage of those needing and wanting help with their health problems.
I became very ill after using this product. My stomach is messed up as a result of this product, i now have shortness of breath, and suffer from leg cramps. I did not have these health problems before using Sensa, so there for i believe it all stems from the us of this product. I wish to have my name listed in the class action lawsuit. I am very disappointed in this product, and the suffering i go through from using it.
Sarah and I were dissapointed in this product and the only thing lighter ur wallet.
neither of us felt this produce provided us any success in our weight loss goals but did lighten up our wallets.
i am disabled & living on a limited income. I have COPD & heart trouble. I need yto lose weight. I spent all of that money on Sensa and lost nothing. I called and wanted my money back but they sent me more sensa. These Scammers shouldn’t target Seniors
or disabled people. Stop this if there is a way, Please.
Never lost weight, stopped using it. Scam like all the rest.Waste of money.
stuff did not even work what a waste of time and money
stuff did not even work what a waste of time and money