We wanted to take a moment to respond to some of the rumors and claims being made on other sites about Sensa. We encourage an open dialogue about the research, study and product, so if you see anything out there that you want us to answer, let us know!

Link to The Fit Shack http://www.thefitshack.com/2008/06/19/the-sprinkle-diet-5-reasons-it-wont-work/

“The Fit Shack” recently posted a story about the 5 reasons why the “Sprinkle Diet Won’t Work.”

First – Sensa is NOT a diet. Sensa is a weight-loss program that encourages a controlled appetite through a heightened sense of taste and smell. Dr. Alan Hirsch is a world-renowned Neurologist, Psychiatrist and Olfactory expert has had over 180 medical papers published in respected medical journals. He just recently presented his study at the 90th Annual Endocrinology Conference and spend 25 years on the research for his peer-reviewed and published paper. The Tastants serve to enhance the flavor of your food – not make salty food saltier and sweet foods sweeter. Sensa is not a flavoring system – in fact, once you put the Tastants on your food, you won’t notice a flavor change.

“No nutritional education”
Sensa is not about living an unhealthy lifestyle. Sensa works because it won’t deprive people of the foods they love, while encouraging them to lose weight.

“No exercise plan”
The number one cause of obesity is overeating. While Dr. Hirsch encourages exercising and eating healthy, he created the Sensa Tastants to jump start people’s weight loss goals without immediately making time and life commitments.

“Lack of personal growth”
Not everyone who overeats suffers from emotional issues. Plenty of people enjoy the taste of food, and simply eat too much of it.

“Lack of long term results”
Although the writer gives to data to back up her claim of no long term results, she mentions the cost of Sensa as being overly expensive. Sensa breaks down to $2 a day, which is significantly less than most other weight-loss system and food delivery programs. If people are interested in opting into the 6 month program, the costs are even less.

“Lack of naturalness”
Sensa does not contain sugar, MSG, corn syrup or any other artificial ingredients, as the writer implies. If the writer had chosen to go to www.trysensa.com, she would have seen that Sensa is very open about the ingredients listed in each month of the Sensa product.

The one glaring oversight that the writer mentions, is that Sensa claims people will lose 30.5 each month and that the 1,436 participants in the initial study were healthy eaters and exercised frequently . In Dr. Hirsch’s clinical study, the average initial weight was 208lbs. Over the course of the 6month study, the average weight-loss was 30.5. That’s 30.5 pounds over 6 months – not each month.

Unfortunately, not everyone does all the necessary research before they post their stories or they knowingly post erroneous stories just to poach traffic, but if you have a questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

Thanks,

The Sensa Team

Posted in Main at June 20th, 2008 by Miss T

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