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What clinical trials or safety studies exist for Dr Ania's Lipomax?
Executive summary
Available reporting shows no credible, peer‑reviewed clinical trials or published safety studies specifically for a product called “Dr Ania’s Lipomax” or “LipoMax Drops”; multiple consumer‑protection posts and reviews say the product lacks published studies and raises red flags about marketing and refunds [1] [2] [3]. Independent coverage ties Dr. Ania (Ania Jastreboff), a Yale obesity researcher, to legitimate academic trials on prescription obesity drugs — not to any validated LipoMax clinical program [4] [5].
1. What the record shows: no published clinical trials of LipoMax
Investigations and product reviews repeatedly state that LipoMax Drops have “no peer‑reviewed studies” and that the product has not been tested in any reputable published clinical trial [1] [2]. Consumer and scam‑tracker reports likewise document customers’ complaints about product efficacy, refunds, and safety concerns but do not cite clinical trial registrations or published safety data for LipoMax [3] [6] [7].
2. Who Dr. Ania (Ania Jastreboff) is — and what she does publish
Ania Jastreboff is an associate professor at Yale and a recognized obesity‑medicine researcher who is author or co‑author on phase‑2 and other clinical trials of prescription anti‑obesity drugs (for example, trials on GLP‑1–based therapies and other investigational agents), documented in academic profiles and Yale podcasts [4] [5]. Those trials concern prescription medicines like maridebart cafraglutide, retatrutide and other investigational agents — not dietary supplements marketed as LipoMax [4].
3. Allegations of misuse of Dr. Jastreboff’s name and deepfake marketing
Multiple consumer alerts and investigative posts allege that LipoMax marketing uses doctored or misleading video/audio to imply celebrity and medical endorsements, including claims that Oprah Winfrey, Dolly Parton, and “Dr Ania” endorse the product; some writers explicitly call the LipoMax video a “deepfake” marketing trick [8] [3]. The Better Business Bureau scam reports show people reporting Oprah‑branded ads and missing refunds, suggesting coordinated scam‑style marketing rather than transparent clinical sponsorship [3] [6].
4. Independent reviews and safety concerns reported by watchdogs
Independent reviews and tech/security blogs flag the lack of transparent ingredient lists, absence of peer‑reviewed evidence, and classic scam signals (aggressive urgency, cloned testimonials, refund complaints). MalwareTips and multiple review sites state the company rarely cites peer‑reviewed science and provides limited ingredient/dosing transparency — both important for safety assessment [2] [9] [10].
5. What is not found in current reporting
Available sources do not mention any ClinicalTrials.gov registration number, peer‑reviewed safety paper, or manufacturer‑sponsored randomized controlled trial for LipoMax Drops [1] [2]. They also do not present any official statement from Yale or Dr. Jastreboff confirming endorsement of a LipoMax clinical program; Yale materials instead highlight her legitimate academic trials on prescription drugs [4] [5]. If you are asking whether there are published safety studies specifically for “Dr Ania’s Lipomax,” current reporting does not provide them [1] [2].
6. Competing viewpoints and limitations
Some commercial press releases and “official launch” pieces describe Lipomax as a new supplement and discuss general safety considerations for supplements, but these do not amount to clinical trials or peer‑reviewed safety studies [11] [12]. Conversely, several consumer narratives and watchdogs characterize the product as a scam or at least unsupported by evidence [8] [2]. These sources disagree on product efficacy and credibility; the objective gap is the absence of independent, peer‑reviewed clinical data for LipoMax [1] [2].
7. Practical takeaways for readers
If you are evaluating LipoMax: there are documented consumer complaints about refunds and possible misleading advertising [3] [6]; independent reviews say there are no peer‑reviewed clinical trials for the product [1] [2]; and Dr. Ania Jastreboff’s verified publications relate to prescription obesity drugs, not this supplement [4] [5]. For safety or medical advice, consult a licensed clinician and ask product sellers for clinical study IDs, full ingredient lists and provenance; current reporting does not show such documentation for LipoMax [2] [1].
Sources cited in this note: consumer complaints and BBB reports [3] [6], Yale and WebMD profiles/podcast of Ania Jastreboff [4] [5] [13], independent reviews, launch pieces and watchdog analyses noting absence of peer‑reviewed trials [11] [12] [1] [2] [8].