Comments on: Z Trim Sets Off My Paranoia

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:51:36 +0000

It's just water and bran fiber, not artificial sweetener! Are you also afraid of cardboard? Oatmeal? Condemning something blindly without even checking out the facts, much less actually trying it, says more about you than it does the product. As for the minimal sales, that's because the stuff is too damned expensive. And since it was created by the USDA, why would anyone but a stockholder care if it's marketed by "former judo stars?" It lowers fat intake without changing the taste or feel of the food. The ONLY downside is increased cost. What's the problem?

By: JoeSkeptic

JoeSkeptic — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:18:57 +0000

These people have been trying to peddle this stuff for about 4 years and last year was able to sell a little more than $100,000 worth of it. While I doubt there's any harm in it, I don't see the world beating a path to the door.

In addition, the people who run the company aren't food industry experts but former judo stars.

By: Maureen

Maureen — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:12:16 +0000

Z Trim is not fake food – the inventors of Z Trim – the USDA – was probably sick of fake food too. The USDA discovered a way of using Corn and Oat fiber (natural foods) that could be used in a recipe to cut down on the fat while maintaining its taste. It’s a way of having more fiber and less fat. The fiber makes you feel fuller and you tend to eat less – artificial sweetners never did that. The product is good – give it a try.

By: Tia

Tia — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:21:26 +0000

OK, that’s wasn’t a clinical test in the PA schools, it was a school messing around with existing recipes to try to make something healthier because when they tried fat-free salad dressings the kids quit eating the salads. OI! This isn’t a drug, there’s no medications in it. The ingredients are “Water and Bran Fiber (From Corn, oat, or soy)”… ummm. what’s to be paranoid about?

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 02:46:16 +0000

I have visited their plant, seen their production, heard their plans and listened to their people who have developed this product. I am as cynical as the next guy but my family and I have now been using the product for nearly a month and I am still looking for a downside. It is too bad that you cannot even see your way clear to give a product like this a chance to prove itself before you pre-judge it.

By: Georgia

Georgia — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 16:00:54 +0000

Oat and corn fiber mixed w/water? I don't see what the paranoia's about. There's nothing artificial in it and it actually provides more fiber. It's so simple that it's incredible no one has thought of it before.

By: iportion

iportion — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:33:15 +0000

I am not aginst fat subsitutes but the the whole marketing of supplements get on my nerves.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:46:37 +0000

AMEN!