{"id":685378,"date":"2026-05-22T01:33:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T01:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/685378\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T01:33:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T01:33:45","slug":"class-action-claims-joe-rogan-brain-health-supplements-no-better-than-placebo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/685378\/","title":{"rendered":"Class action claims Joe Rogan brain health supplements no better than placebo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_1370704271-1024x683.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Close up of supplement capsules against a white backdrop, representing Joe Rogan brain health supplements.\" class=\"wp-image-1083776\"  \/>(Photo Credit: Dima Sobko\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<p>Joe Rogan brain health supplements class action lawsuit overview:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Who: Jean Paul Lotz filed a class action lawsuit against Onnit Labs Inc.\u00a0<br \/>\nWhy: Lotz claims Onnit Labs, which was co-founded by commentary and podcaster Joe Rogan, falsely advertises that its Alpha BRAIN\u00ae brain health supplements help cognitive function.\u00a0<br \/>\nWhere: The Joe Rogan class action lawsuit was filed in New York federal court.\u00a0<br \/>\nUPDATE: This case was voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff on April 29, 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Onnit Labs falsely advertises that its Alpha BRAIN\u00ae brain health supplements support memory, focus and processing speed, a new class action lawsuit alleges.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Plaintiff Jean Paul Lotz\u2019s class action lawsuit claims a 2016 study conducted by\u00a0 Onnit Labs \u2014 which was co-founded by commentator and podcaster Joe Rogan \u2014 showed its Alpha BRAIN\u00ae brain health supplements perform no better than a placebo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlpha BRAIN\u00ae\u2019s claims that it improves focus, mental speed and memory generally are false as demonstrated by its own Onnit Funded Study,\u201d the Joe Rogan class action says.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rogan, meanwhile, regularly promotes the Alpha BRAIN\u00ae brain health supplement to millions of listeners on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, the class action alleges.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lotz wants to represent a class of consumers who purchased Alpha BRAIN\u00ae from Onnit Labs in the state of New York within the applicable statute of limitations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>No \u2018statistically significant difference\u2019 between Joe Rogan brain health supplements, placebo, class action says<\/p>\n<p>Lotz argues Onnit Labs \u2014 which was sold to Unilever in 2021 \u2014 cites its study as proof that its Alpha BRAIN\u00ae supplements support cognitive function, despite the results allegedly not finding the claim to be true.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In reality, the study showed that, in tests conducted to measure attention, concentration and processing speed, there was \u201cno statistically significant difference between the Alpha BRAIN\u00ae group and the placebo group,\u201d the Joe Rogan class action alleges.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lotz claims Onnit Labs is guilty of violating <a href=\"https:\/\/codes.findlaw.com\/ny\/general-business-law\/gbs-sect-350\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">New York General Business Law<\/a>. He demands a jury trial and an award of monetary, statutory and treble damages for himself and all class members.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A consumer filed a similar class action lawsuit against Ancient Nutrition in March 2023 over claims the company <a href=\"https:\/\/topclassactions.com\/lawsuit-settlements\/consumer-products\/supplements\/ancient-nutrition-class-action-claims-company-falsely-advertises-brain-health-supplements\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">falsely advertised<\/a> that its \u201cBrain Boost\u201d brain health supplement would help with cognition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Have you purchased Alpha BRAIN\u00ae brain health supplements in the state of New York?\u00a0 Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiff is represented by James R. Denlea, Jeffrey I. Carton, Steven R. Schoenfeld and Catherine H. Friesen of Denlea &amp; Carton LLP and Philip M. Smith of Kravit Smith LLP.<\/p>\n<p>The Joe Rogan brain health supplements class action lawsuit is Lotz, et al. v. 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