Hydroxycut Recall
Saturday, May 02, 2009
Tara Gidus, MS, RD, CSSD, LD/N
I have said it before and I will say it again. Diet pills do not work and can be dangerous. For proof of the dangerous part, check out the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notice of the recall of Hydroxycut.
In all, there are 14 products that have been recalled including:
- Hydroxycut Regular Rapid Release Caplets
- Hydroxycut Caffeine-Free Rapid Release Caplets
- Hydroxycut Hardcore Liquid Caplets
- Hydroxycut Max Liquid Caplets
- Hydroxycut Regular Drink Packets
- Hydroxycut Caffeine-Free Drink Packets
- Hydroxycut Hardcore Drink Packets (Ignition Stix)
- Hydroxycut Max Drink Packets
- Hydroxycut Liquid Shots
- Hydroxycut Hardcore RTDs (Ready-to-Drink)
- Hydroxycut Max Aqua Shed
- Hydroxycut 24
- Hydroxycut Carb Control
- Hydroxycut Natural
The FDA says there have been 23 reports of liver damage, elevated liver enzymes, or liver damage requiring transplant. Other reported problems include seizures, muscle damage, and cardiovascular problems. One death of a 19 year old man is also thought to be associated with using Hydroxycut.
If you are using Hydroxycut currently, throw it away or return them to where you purchased them. There are numerous ingredients in the 14 different products recalled and right now it is not clear which ingredients are thought to be the most dangerous and cause problems.
Diet and exercise
I know you are tired of hearing it, but I am not tired of saying it. :-)
Reducing calories and increasing calorie burn by moving more are the best way to lose weight. Many dietary supplements on the market are safe. But some can have dangerous consequences. use caution and when in doubt, don't use something you think may be dangerous.
2 Comments:
At Sun May 03, 06:05:00 PM 2009,
Anonymous said…
Hi, I know this blog is all about dieting and loosing unwanted kgs. However its not the case for me. I have been trying to gain serious weight for the past 11years and still I am unsuccesfull! Its impossible for me to weigh more than 63kgs and every time after eating 5meals per day for 2weeks I get tired of focusing on food, then in just 1 lousy day I loose 3kgs! I just wish to gain some weight up to the point where I would weigh 80kgs. I am so desperate that I would consider lipo-injection. I would appreciate any advice and I am pretty certain that I am medically healthy.
At Sun Oct 11, 03:32:00 AM 2009,
Anonymous said…
you are undereating. its that simple. if you were eating enough you would be putting on muscle if ur training, or fat if ur not. also stay away from long stints of cardio and hit the weights HARD if you wanna gain some weight
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