Sunday, January 04, 2009

FDA warns against some diet pills sold on the Web

The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public to stay away from nearly 30 weight-loss products that contain unlisted and possibly dangerous ingredients. The pills are advertised as "natural" fat busters and have intriguing names like Imelda Perfect Slim and Zhen de Shou. Some are touted as new versions of "ancient remedies" from Asia. They may promise an easy fix to weight problems, but the FDA on Monday said the concoctions contain unlisted ingredients, including high doses of a powerful anti-obesity drug, as well as a suspected carcinogen. The FDA is considering criminal charges against some of the companies, because they have not responded to requests for recalls.

The products are: Fatloss Slimming, 2 Day Diet, 3x Slimming Power, 5x Imelda Perfect Slimming, 3 Day Diet Japan Lingzhi, 24 Hours Diet, 7 Diet Day/Night Formula, 7 Day Herbal Slim, 8 Factor Diet, 999 Fitness Essence, Extrim Plus, GMP, Imelda Perfect Slim, Lida DaiDaihua, Miaozi Slim Capsules, Perfect Slim, Perfect Slim 5x, Phyto Shape, ProSlim Plus, Royal Slimming Formula, Slim 3 in 1, Slim Express 360, Slimtech, Somotrin, Superslim, TripleSlim, Zhen de Shou, Venom Hyperdrive 3.0

FDA warning: http://tinyurl.com/8oufor

Bonnie - this is a good reminder to check with us before you ever take herbal products or hyped dietary supplements. It is our job to know if they are efficacious, dangerous, and/or worthless.

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