More on Hydroxycut
Iovate just released a consumer Q & A on the Hydroxycut recall, which is posted on a special site: HydroxycutInformation.com. I instinctively rolled my eyes at this para: We conduct internal analyses of individual ingredients, and undertake extensive medical, scientific and toxicological literature reviews on the safety of the ingredients during the development stage of each product. Additionally, third-party experts from the...
Clown Car Supplements II – Hydroxycut Edition
The FDA warning and Hydroxycut recall are all over the news now, and the major retailers appear to have pulled the products from their inventories. While the reports of liver injury are limited (23 so far), they’re still not easy to dismiss. Nor is it a good idea to do so, especially since there are some “take home” lessons from the current situation. One of them is a point that Paul and I have stressed in earlier...
FDA Warning: Stop Using Hydroxycut Products
Hot off the presses… The FDA said it has received 23 reports of serious liver injuries linked to Hydroxycut products, which are also used as energy enhancers and as fat burners. The reports include the 2007 death of a 19-year-old man living in the Southwest, which was reported to the FDA in March. Other serious liver problems reported included liver damage that resulted in a transplant in 2002, liver failure, jaundice, seizures...
NYC Begins Salt Initiative
New York City has opened a new front in the battle to improve the health of its citizens: salt. The goal is to cut salt intake by at least 20% over the next five years. Americans’ salt intake has increased dramatically in recent decades. We now consume almost twice the recommended limit of salt each day – but not by choice. Nearly 80% of the salt in our diet is added to processed and prepared foods before we buy them. Reducing salt...
J.C. Romero Sues GNC, Vitamin Shoppe, Ergopharm and Proviant Technologies
To recap the story: Phillies pitcher J.C. Romero was suspended in January for testing positive for androstenedione, a banned prohormone, last season. He insisted he wasn’t trying to cheat: the positive test was due to an OTC bodybuilding supp, 6-OXO Extreme, which he believed was ok to take. Romero is now suing the stores he purchased it from (GNC and Vitamin Shoppe), as well as the manufacturer(s) (Ergopharm and its parent...
Swine Flu Updates
No, it’s nothing to do with weight loss, fitness, nutrition or supps – but it’s a major health concern at the moment. Thus, I thought I’d post a link here to the Centers For Disease Control web site, which contains the latest updates. http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/ For what it’s worth, this is info straight from the horse’s mouth, and beats reading/watching panicky (and often sensationalized) news...
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