Did TRIMSPA Hold Weight For Anna Nicole?

Anna Nicole Smith in front of Trim Spa billboardTRIMSPA, the company pimped by Anna Nicole Smith and credited for her spectacular weight loss, is claiming that their former spokesmodel used human growth hormone only for its anti-aging properties, even though it was described by Chief Medical Examiner Joshua Perper as a "longevity/weight reducing medication."

In a statement to TMZ, TRIMPSA claims they spoke with Howard K. Stern yesterday, who told them, "Smith took human growth hormone since 1999 or 2000," but added that the hormone was used for its anti-aging properties -- not its slimming effects -- which are said to influence the metabolism of proteins, carbs and lipids.

In addition to Anna's fondness for HGH, she also indulged in another weight loss product -- Slim-Fast. The Broward County Medical Examiner stated that they found the diet drink on her nightstand in the Hard Rock Hotel room where she died, and TMZ memorably obtained exclusive photos of several cans of Slim-Fast and a family-sized bottle of methadone in Anna's Bahamian mini-fridge.



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127. I thought after seeing Anna lose 69 lbs. I would giVe trimspa a try. Well guess what folks the bottle is still sitting in my cupboard...the stuff does not work. Anna had a tummytuck lipo and strong drugs to help her lose all that weight..IT DEFINITELY WAS NOT TRIM SPA

Posted at 10:23PM on Mar 28th 2007 by Becky

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ONLY A DUMBASS WOULD BUY SOMETHING OFF THE TV......AND A BIGGER ONE FOR ADMITTING IT.

Posted at 1:12AM on Mar 29th 2007 by UMPA, UMPA, UMPADIDO, I'VE GOT ANOTHER PUZZLE FOR YOU

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126. How on earth did Coward get HIS stupid name on everything of Anna's????? Her boat, the executor, the baby, trying for the Horizons house, there is a good reason for this. He had other ideas for the furture with Anna and himself. He wanted all for nothing, his past acttions should be telling us all what he did and had in mind. Also the corporation, Hot Smootchie Lips, his name again as the main officer, albeit with Anna on it as well. Why????? His law degree has helped him figure out what name to put where and how it would benefit HIM the most, what a first class ass!!!!! With Anna's mind always out to lunch, this shoud be a slam dunk, and you know, it probably will be>>>>>>but as things go around, he may get his one day i hope!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 9:46PM on Mar 28th 2007 by Painthorse

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Posted at 1:16AM on Mar 29th 2007 by Tha da ra

138. INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY

Posted at 1:19AM on Mar 29th 2007 by Mirror, Mirror on the wall, how do the court systems work?

139. Shame on Gretta, she's join the ranks of TMZ. Hope she's never in trouble, you cast stones.............be careful, they'll come back larger and faster.

Posted at 1:23AM on Mar 29th 2007 by Mirror, Mirror on the wall, how do the court systems work?

140. Think about it if she lost it because of the drugs than she would have always been thin I mean really she was on the drugs and fat before the Trimspa! I think that mabey it was a combo of all three!

Posted at 5:18AM on Mar 29th 2007 by SamSan984

141. yes, there is a CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST TRIMSPA. the law firm is in california, don't know the name but you can google it to find out how to join it. don't forget, about a month ago, the FTC FINED TRIMSPA 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS FOR FALSE ADVERTISING AND FRAUD. NOW WITH THE AUTOPSY RESULTS, TRIMSPA IS GOING DOWN, BABY!!! NO ONE WILL EVER BUY TRIMSPA PRODUCTS AGAIN. EVERYONE KNOWS ANNA LOST WEIGHT FROM DRUGS AND LIPO.

Posted at 8:21AM on Mar 29th 2007 by barbara

142. As far as her weightloss goes, it was none of the above. It was colonics. She said in more than one interview she had them on a regular basis, and I personally know people who have taken that route. ugh, but it works.

Posted at 9:54AM on Mar 29th 2007 by Liz

143. Stern doesn't need a PR firm. JUST TAKE THE TEST !!!!!!! That would help more than any PR.

Posted at 4:57PM on Mar 29th 2007 by Donald Andrews

144. I have had some experience with human growth hormone and I am surprised about the claim that it improves longevity or aids in weight loss. I know of people who needed growth hormone replacement for medical reasons. Before this hormone was produced with new technical methods, it was made from cadavers. This method resulted in very little medication and children who needed it were lucky to get one injection a month. Once it became more available, many more children who needed it were accommodated. Although there was some "weight loss" in these early subjects, I believe it was associated with the normal growth changes which are common to all children as they progress through childhood. I know of no weight loss magic from this drug that didn't require the same efforts that the rest of us mature adults have to make.

I know many people who use Slimfast for convenient replacements for lunch or for diet supplements but it would be a poor choice for anyone who was dehydrated from flu. I thought the doctor stated that Anna drank pedialyte, which would make more sense for an ill person who needed hydration. I would be suspicious of anyone's claim for how Anna lost weight. There was no evidence of recent lyposuction. If Slimfast could turn us ladies into Anna's shape, the grocery stores wouldn't be able to keep it in stock. Weight loss comes from decreasing calories eaten and/or increasing the amount of calories burned. If viewers harken back to her tv reality show, they will be reminded of her herculean efforts to regain a model's shape. Nothing resembling her remarkable shape is achieved through surgery or drug use alone.

I wonder why so little attention has been paid to other reasons for the death of both Daniel and Anna. I have trouble believing that either of these took (for them) an unusual amount of drugs on the day they died. I would want to know if there was a relationship between dehydration and drug toxicity. Air flights, especially long ones, can result in dehydration and water may not have been available on the plane (remember the embargo?). Alcohol is dehydrating. Warmth is dehydrating through perspiration. An intestinal virus is dehydrating and so is the flu. Diarreha and vomiting certainly dehydrate, sometimes to a deadly level. Does a dehydrated person have a greater risk of drug toxicity if dehydration is present simultaneously?

Sleep apnea - I cannot find this addressed anywhere, but it was reported that Anna Nicole was discovered with her head flexed forward and her mouth open. Breathing can become shallow during sleep. If she was so deeply sleeping might apnea be one of the factors which made a difference between being able to reposition herself so that fuller breathing was possible? Same question for Daniel. Hospital beds generally aren't for two tall folks that are exhausted from childbirth and flying cross country. Could all three of these factors have combined to cause death? I would sure like to know, as just about any of us could be in a similar position. My understanding of sleep apnea is that once it's diagnosed, it must be treated. It can be quite deadly.

As for methadone: if one looks up this drug one finds that it has been studied for safety during pregnancy. Find me another in its class that has been studied as much. If it is as safe as the study purports, will its usefulness for recovering heroin addicts be unfairly stigmatized by ignorant statements about it from tv and radio commentaters?

Posted at 11:48PM on Mar 29th 2007 by Cyd Maybaker

145. REMEMBER THIS...those of you are blogging on behalf of Stern's attorneys:

YOU are getting PAID to post your blogs!

WE are NOT getting paid. NO ONE is posting their negative views about Stern for any reason OTHER THAN to post what they really believe.

We are not being paid to post what we have been TOLD to post!

Posted at 4:34PM on Mar 29th 2007 by Howard K. Stern is a MONSTER!!!!

146. Sleep Apnea : I am not a doc but I know that people with Apnea could stop breathing while sleeping. I would think that the last thing you would want to do is put someone with that condition into a deeper sleep with Chloral Hydrate. You are talking about Crescormon which was taken from the pituitary of cadavers. Growth Hormone is now synthetic and used by bodybuilders for muscularity. Increased muscle mass increases metabolic rate which means that it aides in weight loss.

Posted at 12:37AM on Mar 30th 2007 by Donald Andrews

147. ford shelly staged that refrigeratior pic i hope he goes to jail

Posted at 2:25AM on Mar 30th 2007 by ethel jo

148. "ford shelly staged that refrigeratior pic i hope he goes to jail" YEAH RIGHT He went out and bought a bunch of drugs and Slim Fast to put in the fridge. Give me a Break !!!!!!! Why didn't he buy Trim Spa. That would have made more sense and how did he happen to have the same drug (Methadone) that was found in Anna's system. (just a coincidence huh?) First Goen said the pic was a fake now he is saying the Slim Fast in the fridge and on the night stand belonged to Ann's shrink friend. It cracks me up that the people who say O.J. Stern is innocent until proven guilty want to throw Ford Shelly into jail. I have heard that Shelly is going to testify that he saw Stern remove Methadone tabs from Daniel's pants after he died. If that is true I could see why you Howard supporters would want Shelly in jail. Maybe that is why his lawyers are trying so hard to get the inquest posponed indefinately even though Howard is only testifying.

Posted at 12:25PM on Mar 30th 2007 by Donald Andrews

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