In a press release issued in 2009, the FDA announced that it had discovered potentially dangerous, unlisted Ingredients in 69 weight loss products.
Since the manufacturers did not list these ingredients on their product labels, consumers would have no way of
knowing that they were ingesting products like these:
- Rimonabant: An appetite suppressant not approved for use in the US
- Phenytoin: An anti-seizure drug
- Phenolphthalein: An experimental drug that mau cause cancer
- Fenfluramine: Used in the combination drug fen-phen associated with dangerous heart and lung side effects and is no longer on the market
- Sibutramine: Removed from the U.S. market in 2010 due to an increased risk of serious side effects, including heart attack and stroke.
- Clen Fat Burner: Clenbuterol is a steroid used to treat respiratory illnesses in horse. It’s not aprroved for human use, but often taken illegally by athletes and models to boost muscle mass and trigger weight loss. Evidence from animal studies indicates that it’s consumed by muscle tissues throughout the body, and therefore can damage the heart muscle.
- Emagrece Sim and Herbaslim: ingredients include Librium, the antidepressant Prozac, and the stimulant Fenproporex. Since 2006, the FDA issued a warning against these drugs, because the
