There appears to be a frequent struggle among some sectors of the fat reduction industry and regulators including the FDA, Food and Drug Administration and the FTC, Federal Trade Commission. You really do not have to go far before you discover the ads that promise to help make the fat melt away in only a week. For instance, there are pills and patches allegedly designed to burn and remove fat almost immediately, relatively speaking. You may want to remember, or know, that a great many of these items have not specifically been studied by the FDA.