FDA Warns Consumers to Stop Using Hydroxycut Weight-Loss Products

Dietary supplements linked to one death; risk of liver injury

May 1, 2009 (ConsumerAffairs.com)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to immediately stop using Hydroxycut products after learning of a number of serious liver injuries. Iovate Health Sciences, the manufacturer, has agreed to recall Hydroxycut products from the market.

The FDA has received 23 reports of serious health problems ranging from jaundice and elevated liver enzymes, an indicator of potential liver injury, to liver damage requiring liver transplant. One death due to liver failure has been reported to the FDA. Other health problems reported include seizures; cardiovascular disorders; and rhabdomyolysis, a type of muscle damage that can lead to other serious health problems such as kidney failure.

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Postscript 5/07/09: From Mike Adams, Natural News, FDA Floats Hydroxycut Scare to Discredit Yet Another Supplement Company. Well worth reading!!