Karen Viviana Reyes Joya. Upper Intermediate.

MISLEADING ADVERTISEMENT.

Media invade us with advertising for weight loss every day. Herbalife is a global
nutrition company that has been criticized for its products as well as for its pyramid
scheme sales system. In fact, Herbalife has had to pay fines for false medical
advertising and work with that system which is illegal in many countries.

Regarding weight loss, if Herbalife is used to thin and only this product is
consumed, obviously that person will be thinned, but as soon as you stop
consuming it, the "rebound effect" appears and people end up getting fatter than
they were before the diet. In addition, the negative health effects caused by not
specified and controlled diet by a nutritionist doctor. On the other hand, the sales
system is very aggressive so that it can be used false advertising about products
without any control.

Even though Herbalife’s pyramid structure has been sustainable until now it is not
possible to predict if people that company losses and replaces might maintain a
balance.