I have never advocated any weight loss product or drug; “natural” or otherwise and today I found yet another case to illustrate my point.
One of my professional news alerts directed me to the following blog. The article is reflective of the FDA warning, but I want to caution readers that the blog is surrounded by bogus weight loss ads! Since I’m a blogging rookie, I’m not sure what that is about… it seems a bit contradictory to me. Perhaps the author will write me and let me know what is going on there. Anyway, if you would like to take a look at the original article that caught my attention, here it is:
“FDA Warns Consumers About Tainted Weight Loss Pills
Agency seeks recall of products that pose serious health risks
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting consumers nationwide not to purchase or consume more than 25 different products marketed for weight loss because they contain undeclared, active pharmaceutical ingredients that may put consumers’ health at risk.”
You can also check out the FDA’s website directly. Here’s an excerpt from the FDA site:
“Consumer Directed Questions and Answers about FDA’s Initiative Against Contaminated Weight Loss Products
FDA has developed these questions and answers (Q & A’s) to help consumers, health care practitioners, and the general public understand FDA’s actions regarding weight loss products contaminated with various prescription drugs and chemicals. Many of these products are marketed as dietary supplements. Unfortunately, FDA cannot test and identify all weight loss products on the market that have potentially harmful contaminants in order to assure their safety. Enforcement actions and consumer advisories for unapproved products only cover a small fraction of the potentially hazardous weight loss products marketed to consumers on the internet and at some retail establishments.
1. What undeclared drugs and/or chemicals are contained in the weight loss products associated with this action?
Laboratory tests revealed the presence of sibutramine, rimonabant, phenytoin, and phenolphthalein. A summary of our findings are below:
Product(s) Name
- 2 Day Diet
- 3 Day Diet
- 3x Slimming Power
- 5x Imelda Perfect Slimming
- 7 Diet Day/Night Formula
- 7 Day Herbal Slim
- 8 Factor Diet
- 24 Hours Diet
- 999 Fitness Essence
- Extrim Plus
- Fatloss Slimming
- GMP
- Imelda Perfect Slim
- Lida DaiDaihua
- Miaozi Slim Capsules
- Perfect Slim
- Perfect Slim 5x
- ProSlim Plus
- Royal Slimming Formula
- Slim 3 in 1
- Slim Express 360
- Slim Tech
- Somotrim
- Superslim
- Triple Slim
- Venom Hyperdrive 3.0
- Zhen de Shou
- Phyto Shape
- 3x Slimming Power Extrim Plus
- 8 Factor Diet
- 24 Hours Diet
- Fatloss Slimming
- Imelda Perfect Slim
- Perfect Slim 5x
- Royal Slimming Formula
- Superslim
- Zhen de Shou
2. What action is FDA taking regarding these tainted weight loss products?
FDA is taking action to help ensure that these products and other products containing undeclared prescription ingredients are removed from the marketplace. FDA has inspected a number of firms associated with the sale of these products and is currently seeking recalls of the products. Based on these inspections and the firms’ responses to recall requests, FDA may take additional enforcement steps to include warning letters, seizure, injunction, or criminal charges.”
And on a final note, as I read this list of tainted weight loss products, it makes me sad. Sad that consumers are in danger and sad that we are willing to spend so much money on unproven products when eating less and moving more are readily available to all. In the meantime I will continue my quest for the truth and continue to try to find a way to make sensible eating and increased activity more exciting so maybe people will learn once and for all that this is the only road to effective weight loss.
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