Quackery

Any fraudulent misrepresentation in matters concerned with health. It may take the  form of health service, the use of unproven or useless products, or the manufacture and sale of fraudulent, worthless, or misrepresented products.

Nutritional quackery includes the sale or promotion of questionable and sometimes harmful products purported to have positive health or performance effects using misleading tactics. New products are continually made available to consumers such as athletes. It is often difficult for the consumer to discern a questionable product from one that is legitimate. In the case of ergogenic prospects, athletes and practitioners should consider the following simple tips when evaluating the claims.

Fraudulent actions, claims, or methods in medicine. A person practices quackery when he or she recommends a treatment or nonprescription medicine with no known value — for example, the old patent medicine “tonics” that were mainly alcohol.

Quackery is the promotion of a misleading and fraudulent health claim that is unproven. Most quackery products are foods, drugs, gadgets, or cosmetics that promote physical change.

A type of fraud; the promotion of healthcare services or products that are worthless or not proven effective.