On May 1st, 2009 ConditionNutrition.com was shocked when the FDA recalled 14 types of Hydroycut products due to the death of a 19 year-old male and 23 reports of liver damage. Similarly to the ban of Ephedra in 2004, the FDA singled out a product that has sold 9 million bottles in 2008 alone. According to Condition Nutrition, results will most likely make diet products even more dangerous in the future. Condition Nutrition will be posting a poll to get your opinion on whether the FDA unfairly targets diets products and supplements.
Tampa, FL (Vocus/PRWEB ) May 4, 2009 -- With the FDA recall of Hydroxycut products on Friday, Condition Nutrition will no longer be selling Hydroxycut products as long as they are recalled. They have been removed from the site for the safety and health of our customers.
On the same day that conditionnutrition.com released their survey on the FDA and over-the-counter health products, the FDA banned the popular weight loss supplement Hydroxycut due to the death of a 19 year-old man and 23 reports of liver damage, according to a report published on cnn.com. The death of the teen occurred in 2007 and was just reported to the FDA in March. The manufacturers of Hydroxycut, Iovate Health Sciences recalled 14 of their products to be cautious. The FDA reports that "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." They also state that "At least 9 million packages were sold last year". Even though the FDA continues to target diet products, Condition Nutrition's survey showed that 62% of respondents did support FDA regulation.
In many ways this recall bears similarity to the ban of Ephedrine in 2004. In an article regarding the ephedrine ban and the death of Steve Bechler published in 2004 by getbig.com and bodybuilding.com, the author argues that "Xenadrine did not cause or contribute to Mr. Bechler's death... He died of a heat stroke precipitated by his morbid obesity, high blood pressure and heart disease, adverse weather conditions, physical exertion, and inadequate screening, monitoring and medical supervision, NOT EPHEDRA." Unlike pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements are not regulated by the FDA and so they currently rely on voluntary reports by individuals. Considering that only 23 people, have reported problems with Hydroxycuts out of the millions of bottles sold to consumers who saw results from the products, "one has to wonder why the sports nutrition industry has been singled out by the FDA," states Joseph A. Sochet, Esq., President of Condition Nutrition. "Its Condition Nutrition's opinion that in a country where obesity, especially childhood obesity, has become an epidemic and cigarettes are sold at every street corner, why doesn't the FDA ban McDonalds and Altria's Marlboro brand?"
Condition Nutrition believes it is not definitive that the teens death and the 23 reports of liver damage are inconclusively related to Hydroxycuts. Joseph A. Sochet explains "its possible that, just like the death of Steve Bechler, the autopsy report will state that Hydroxycut was the not responsible for his death." Condition Nutrition believes that the inconsistent and unreliable recalls by the FDA force consumers to question their reliability and the products they decide to target.
Just like the ban on Ephedrine, Condition Nutrition believes there will be serious changes in the manufacturing practices of sports nutrition companies. "Following the ban on Ephedrine companies began using whatever ingredients they could find to create a similar effect to Ephedrine," explains Mr. Sochet. In Condition Nutrition's view many of these ingredients are far more dangerous than Ephedrine. According to Mr. Sochet, "Products were manufactured with ephedrine HCL, Clenbuterol and other over-the-counter health products that prove far more dangerous. It is also common to find large doses of Yohimbe and various Caffeine sources in most energy drinks and diet products."
So what will be the results of the Hydroxycut ban? Condition Nutrition questions whether the FDA will actually provide the consumer with any positive results. They believe it will drive companies to yet again find new and dangerous ways to circumvent then the FDA's arbitrary recalls. Even more importantly, Mr. Sochet questions whether it will "actually prevent individuals from tackling obesity by preventing products that when used in conjunction with exercise and a healthy diet have been proven effective by independent university studies and research."
Conditionnutrition.com will be posting a new survey specifically addressing the recall on Hydroxycut. Individuals will be able to vote on whether they believe that the FDA unfairly targets diets products and supplements. Comments posted in the survey will be released in a followup press release and ConditionNutrition.com News.
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