Hydroxycut for weight-loss: Product Recal by FDA

Hydroxycut is a popular weight loss product which has been recalled by the FDA. This is due to a death due to liver failure and other instances of serious health problems.

The Food and Drug Administration states serious adverse health effects to consumers taking this weight loss product.

The Hydroxycut brand, which had been widely sold at national chain stores including GNC and the Vitamin Shoppe, includes pills, drinks and powders marketed to boost energy, burn calories and fat, and control appetite.

Americans spent about $1.7 billion on weight-loss supplements last year, out of a total of about $25 billion spent annually on dietary supplements, according to estimates from Nutrition Business Journal, a market research firm.

Since the regulatory authorities see dietary supplements as different from medicines, they have to undergo less rigorous testing and therefore the side effects are seen post marketing.

Dietary supplements do not need prior F.D.A. sanction to go on sale. Manufacturers of dietary supplements are themselves responsible for ensuring and documenting the safety and efficacy claims of their products.

The agency said the consumers were healthy before using Hydroxycut and took the recommended dose. Because the formula for Hydroxycut has changed over time and because the products contains different amounts of a proprietary blend of ingredients, the agency said it had not yet determined which of the product’s ingredients might constitute a health hazard. Read about how diet pills work in weight loss & Orlistat diet pill Side effects & Indications before buying them and going on a diet.


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