in 2003 dr phil started selling weight loss products. they were called, "shape it up, woo, woo!" mcgraw said science showed they could help users control their weight. many people criticized this and the federal trade commission investigated. mcgraw stopped selling weight loss products in march 2004 in october 2005, several people who used mcgraw's products said they would file a class action lawsuit against him because although the supplements cost $120 per month they did not cause weight loss. mcgraw paid $10.5 million in september 2006 to stop the lawsuit.