“natural” diet pills for sale in the US may contain illegal substances

[M.D. Holloway]

And this is a surprise???


Recent announcements by the FDA claim that popular “natural” diet pills for sale in the US may contain illegal substances. Furthermore, these unapproved pharmaceuticals may cause mild to severe health problems ranging from high blood pressure to heart palpitations and seizures. Many people who take these supplements often do not tell their doctors which can lead to harmful misdiagnosis.

Many of the diet pills under scrutiny contain the chemical bumetenide which is also (illegally) used to mask steroid use in athletes by diluting their urine. The FDA has so far identified supplements including StarCaps, Sliminate, SlimUp, Body Creator and SuperFat Burner among many others, as containing ingredients that are either unlisted or illegal.

“A large percentage of these products either contain dangerous undeclared ingredients or they might be outright fraudulent on the ingredients and have no effect at all,” said Michael Levy, the director of the F.D.A.’s division of New Drugs and Labeling Compliance. “We don’t think consumers should be using these products.”

Source: nytimes.com

[M.D. Holloway]

OK, now what???

[Heel n Toe]

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