The TrimSpa Connection

This morning I got an email from reader Heather, who said:

"As soon as I heard that AN was pregnant, my immediate thought was 'I hope she goes off the Trim Spa until she delivers'. When I heard that she had died, I instantly wondered if the TrimSpa was in any way involved. There is no doubt in my mind from the assorted coverage of her, that she had some kind of a substance abuse problem. I know my own personal side effects of TrimSpa (heart racing, jittery, etc). If you combine TrimSpa with whatever other substances AN was taking, I would imagine it would eventually lead to a heart attack or stroke. I am curious as to your thoughts on the matter as well as the thoughts of the other readers of BFD. "

I did a quick search for TrimSpa this morning to see if there was any news. And there is plenty. Here is a sampling:

TrimSpa's "Be Envied" tagline is kind of unfortunate right about now. I never actually envied Anna Nicole Smith, but right now I think nobody else does, either.

TrimSpa is moving forward without Anna Nicole. Their ads will feature "ordinary people."

Anna Nicole's fridge was "…stocked with cans of Slim-Fast, yogurt, the nutritional supplement Miracle 2000, French’s Worcestershire Sauce, spray butter and an array of prescription medications, including methadone." There was also a box of TrimSpa next to the fridge.

Here are the photos of her fridge from TMZ.

But were the photos faked? "They staged photos, such as putting TrimSpa and Slim-Fast in a refrigerator to slight her… It was like grave robbery ... I thought it was cute to put the Slim-Fast in the refrigerator. Sick is how I described the placing of the methadone."

TrimSpa won't survive this crisis. (Says expert.)

So like I said, plenty of news about TrimSpa—but as to whether it contributed to her demise, we'll have to wait for the official autopsy results. In the meantime, feel free to speculate away in the comments.