Hydroxycut Recalled!!

[bnjf]

Hydroxycut by Muscletech had been a popular diet supplement with about a million bottles sold each year. Now there is a nation wide recall. The problem? Liver Damage!! I don't know about you guys but I've never trusted muscletech products with their out with a new wonder supplement every other week. Their flashy advertising and bottles are obviously there for nothing more than to fool jerkoffs into buying their liver damaging products. Muscletech claimed that the ingredients in Hydroxycut are all natural, yeah right.

[Keenstyle1]

Who cares, who even takes that? Nobody workout or diet savy would take that stuff. It's for people that get motivated for one day then buy it.

[FireGuy1]

Where did you see this nationwide recall, I have not seen any news of this.

[CHAP]

Havent seen this news either , buy I use very few supps if any

[illwillogical]

Here is the link to it

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090501/ap_on_he_me/us_med_diet_pill_recall

[peachfuzz]

this is good news for me :)

[rrwwdd]

I would be cautious with anything containing HCA.

FDA Warns Consumers to Stop Using Hydroxycut Products
Dietary Supplements Linked to One Death; Pose Risk of Liver Injury

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to immediately stop using Hydroxycut products by Iovate Health Sciences Inc., of Oakville, Ontario and distributed by Iovate Health Sciences USA Inc. of Blasdell, N.Y. Some Hydroxycut products are associated with a number of serious liver injuries. Iovate has agreed to recall Hydroxycut products from the market.

The FDA has received 23 reports of serious health problems ranging from jaundice and elevated liver enzymes, an indicator of potential liver injury, to liver damage requiring liver transplant. One death due to liver failure has been reported to the FDA. Other health problems reported include seizures; cardiovascular disorders; and rhabdomyolysis, a type of muscle damage that can lead to other serious health problems such as kidney failure.

Liver injury, although rare, was reported by patients at the doses of Hydroxycut recommended on the bottle. Symptoms of liver injury include jaundice (yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes) and brown urine. Other symptoms include nausea, vomiting, light-colored stools, excessive fatigue, weakness, stomach or abdominal pain, itching, and loss of appetite.

“The FDA urges consumers to discontinue use of Hydroxycut products in order to avoid any undue risk. Adverse events are rare, but exist. Consumers should consult a physician or other health care professional if they are experiencing symptoms possibly associated with these products,” said Linda Katz, M.D., interim chief medical officer of the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

Hydroxycut products are dietary supplements that are marketed for weight-loss, as fat burners, as energy-enhancers, as low carb diet aids, and for water loss under the Iovate and MuscleTech brand names. The list of products being recalled by Iovate currently includes:

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

Although the FDA has not received reports of serious liver-related adverse reactions for all Hydroxycut products, Iovate has agreed to recall all the products listed above. Hydroxycut Cleanse and Hoodia products are not affected by the recall. Consumers who have any of the products involved in the recall are advised to stop using them and to return them to the place of purchase. The agency has not yet determined which ingredients, dosages, or other health-related factors may be associated with risks related to these Hydroxycut products. The products contain a variety of ingredients and herbal extracts.

Health care professionals and consumers are encouraged to report serious adverse events (side effects) or product quality problems with the use of these products to the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program online, by regular mail, fax or phone.

–Online: www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.htm
–Regular Mail: Use FDA postage paid form 3500 found at: www.fda.gov/MedWatch/getforms.htm and mail to MedWatch, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852-9787
–Fax: 800-FDA-0178
–Phone: 800-FDA-1088

The FDA continues to investigate the potential relationship between Hydroxycut dietary supplements and liver injury or other potentially serious side effects.

For more information:

Hydroxycut Products

Dietary Supplements -- Overview

FDA 101: Dietary Supplements

NIH Office of Dietary Supplements

[PT]

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1065871

[GGallin]

I work at GNC have not pulled any bottles yet.

[bnjf]

Where did you see this nationwide recall, I have not seen any news of this.

Saw it on Fox news channel. Must have happens in the last day or so

[RATTLEHEAD]

What ingredient causes the damage?

[peachfuzz]

hydroxycitric acid they suspect. not certain yet tho.

[eatrainrest]

why take hydroxy cut when you can use food and cardio?

[ironmaiden708]

pills are too damn expensive anyways

[peachfuzz]

26 bucks at my work for the hardcore. Guess it depends on where you shop. Sucka

[ironmaiden708]

Why not buy clen for the same price which is 10x as effective....sucka :chairshot

[peachfuzz]

Cuz clen is not safe. Sucka

....wait a minute.

[powerliftmike]

Why not buy clen for the same price which is 10x as effective....sucka :chairshot

why dont these people just stop eating cheeseburgers and french fries washing it down with beer instead of looking for a magic pill? idk...

[ironmaiden708]

Cuz clen is not safe. Sucka

....wait a minute. Heart cell death in rats when superdosed vs liver failure...hmmm

why dont these people just stop eating cheeseburgers and french fries washing it down with beer instead of looking for a magic pill? idk...
magic liquid :wg:

[GGallin]

Yep its true pulled them from the shelves yesterday!

[RATTLEHEAD]

Hydroxycut is overpriced garbage anyways IMO. There are much better OTC fat burners than Hydroxycut.

[stangmatt06]

Just put some chili pepper in a pill and take 2 of those every day, if that doesn't speed up your metabolism, nothing will!


My wholesalers won't release any more of the Hydroxycut Products :(. They are the #1 sold weight loss pills and have the best markup. I HATE THE NEWS

[Nooomoto]

Who cares, who even takes that? Nobody workout or diet savy would take that stuff. It's for people that get motivated for one day then buy it.

LOL...what about Dr. Jon Marshall?

http://fourfour.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/johnmarshall.jpg

[RATTLEHEAD]

Hi, I'm Dr. Marshall, and I'm a "MEDICAL" doctor. Pretty vague if you ask me..

[eatrainrest]

doctor marshall medicated himself with his own prescribed testosterone

[Garbanzo Dude]

Yeah there are way better OTC fat burners,