Weight loss in self respect

Er... can anyone with a better[*] knowledge of human biology/metabolism explain this to me? (It's a "diet patch", presumably after the manner of nicotine patches.)

It sounds bloody terrifying to me.

[*] i.e. any

Aw :(

How disappointing, the scrolling banner across the top of the NME's web page says:

"John Lennon's childhood home in need of new custodian..."

Ah. Custodian. My original mis-reading was better.

"John Lennon's childhood home in need of new curtains..." would have been a great headline.