“Promises sold … non -existent results”: the famous nutritionist has not mince his words.
Social networks are full of products promising an effortless silhouette. Some become viral in a few days, boosted by spectacular videos and enthusiastic testimonies. However, behind promises, the results are often nonexistent. Jean-Michel Cohen, nutritionist, did not hesitate to dismantle one of these stars accessories, which is currently a hit on Tiktok and Instagram, by recalling a simple rule: we do not lose fat with gadgets.
For years, the well-being market has been based on the same springs. At regular intervals, a new object supposed to “transform” the silhouette emerges and spreads at high speed on social networks. The scenario is always identical: a viral video, an influencer who displays spectacular results, an audience seduces by the idea of quickly obtaining what food and physical activity take more time to offer. Commercial mechanics is based on before/after images, shock slogans and a multitude of convinced comments.
But this flash popularity masks a much less attractive reality: none of these products makes you lose weight. They exploit the hope and frustration of an audience in search of rapid solutions, but never modify the physiology of the body. Very concretely, the centimeters lost via the use of these slimming accessories are not linked to a melting of fat, but to a loss of water. An observation explained by Jean-Michel Cohen in a recent video published on his Instagram account.
First of all, the nutritionist recalls that weight loss cannot be improvised with an object supposed to stimulate a muscle or warm an area of the body. He explains: “No, sweating belts, it makes you lose water and electrical stimulation, it’s the same thing as the abdominals, it stimulates your muscle, but it does not lose fat.” Water loss is a temporary phenomenon, quickly offset as soon as you rehydrate. As for muscle stimulation by electrical impulses, it does not modify the fat, only the tone. However, it is not the firmness of a muscle that determines weight loss, but the energy balance between what we consume and what we spend.
Jean-Michel Cohen’s message contrasts with marketing speeches and allows us to recall a basic principle: no gadget replaces a balanced diet and regular physical activity. The slimming belts, praised as an essential ally in terms of weight loss, therefore have, in reality, no impact on the fat mass and therefore on weight loss. This is clear.
