Metabolife
Problems
While ephedrine-based
products such as Metabolife are effective
at helping people lose weight, there have been many serious side-effects
associated with their use.
Recently, Metabolife International has come under heavy fire from
both consumer groups and government officials. At the heart of
Metabolife's problems is the company's recent disclosure of 13,000
consumer health complaints associated with its product.
Previously, Metabolife maintained it had received no reports of
adverse health effects from its products. But in September of
this year, the company gave the FDA 13,000 reports of health problems
associated with its products. Among those reported health problems
were three deaths, 20 heart attacks, 24 strokes, 40 seizures,
464 episodes of chest pains, and 966 reports of heart rhythm disturbances.
Officials attribute these disturbing consumer health complaints
to the ephedrine contained in Metabolife's flagship product Metabolife
356.
According to the Associated Press, "the US armed services
have banned ephedra products from being sold on military posts.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association has banned its use
by student athletes and the National Football League has banned
its use by the pros. Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany all
prohibit sales of ephedra."
Metabolife maintains that is products are safe when used as directed
by adults.
Of course,
these are just some of the Metabolife problems reported recently.
To protect yourself from the potentially harmful side-effects
of diet pills, see Metabolife
Danger.
For more information
about Metabolife, see the following parts of this review:
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