Kourtney Kardashian-Barker is under hot water for her new weight loss supplement line, Lemme GLP-1 Daily.
To give a bit of context, Lemme is a wellness brand Kardashian-Barker launched back in 2022 that includes a product line of gummy vitamins and supplements meant to address digestive, skin, and vaginal health issues among other conditions.
Kardashian-Barker recently came out with Lemme GLP-1 Daily on Sept. 16 which is advertised as a natural alternative to Ozempic. Speculation from her own fan base about the effectiveness of the drug emerged after Kardashian-Barker took to Instagram to announce the new supplement.
“Is the dosage of GLP per capsule even enough to make a specific impact on weight?” one commenter wrote.
Amid the backlash, the Kardashians star came forward to defend her brand, saying she “spent years working with our medical advisory board to formulate Lemme GLP-1 Daily into the most effective and researched GLP-1 supplement on the market.” She also pointed out that the brand’s ingredients were “clinically-studied and patented.”
However, a little digging done by Hypebae called these claims into question. First off, three out of the four clinical studies on Lemme GLP-1 Daily don’t have a source available for review. And secondly, even the one source that is viewable ended up being a study with only 45 participants.
In Teen Vogue’s interview with pediatric endocrinologist Melanie Cree, she mentioned that while one of the supplement’s ingredients did have some proof of “potentially helping with very moderate weight loss,” the results were still “very, very modest” and did “not appear to be to the degree that would actually make a clinical difference.”
This isn’t the only time Lemme has come under attack for its efficacy. Back in August, a class action litigation firm, Zimmerman Reed, opened an investigation into four of the brand’s products, one of which included Lemme’s Purr Gummies which were marketed as probiotics to “clean out” the vagina. This came under speculation by gynecologists because of the nature of the supplement as it was a vaginal cleaning product. According to an OBGYN from the Daye’s medical board, a gynecological health research and development firm, vaginas naturally clean themselves, so people should hesitate to buy products that take advantage of “false insecurities.”
“Brands should not try to advance artificial insecurities forced upon women and AFAB [assigned female at birth] individuals,” she said.
It appears that Lemme GLP-1 Daily deserves the same advice, though whether another lawsuit will emerge remains to be seen.
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