Best & Worst Kardashian Products

kim kardashian quick trim

No. 1: Quick Trim

Grade: F

I’ve always raised one eyebrow when a celeb endorses a diet pill. In addition to the ethical issues (so many diet pills are packed with potentially harmful ingredients), there’s the believability factor. Do they really think I’m going to buy that it’s the diet pills — and not the personal chef and $250 an hour personal trainer — that’s helping their spokeswoman get a bangin’ bod?

Of course, the Kardashian sisters don’t seem to have a problem pushing QuickTrim, and both Khloe and Kim claim to have lost 15 pounds thanks to its weight loss promoting powers.

How does QuickTrim work? By giving your body an extra large dose of caffeine — an unsafe and non-effective way to lose weight, according to the Federal Drug Association. In addition to increasing blood pressure and pulse rate, too much caffeine can also lead to “caffeine poisioning, which can cause heart arrhythmias,” says Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman. Fugh-Berman also warns that these pills work as laxatives, which can mean major diarrhea, dehydration, and constipation. Fun times!

And by now you can guess what’s coming next: Yup, a $5 million dollar lawsuit against the Kardashians for making false and misleading claims about the drug.