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Hydroxycut
Hydroxycut is a nutritional supplement manufactured and marketed by Iovate Health Sciences Inc. as an aid to weight loss. According to a 2009 paper in the World Journal of Gastroenterology, Hydroxycut is the most popular brand of weight-loss supplement, selling approximately 1 million units per year.
Claims of Hydroxycut's efficacy have been overstated and, according to one source in 2003, are not well-founded in research. On May 1, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning after some Hydroxycut products were linked to liver damage, rhabdomyolysis, and at least one death. The manufacturer then recalled the products.
Background
Hydroxycut is sold at conventional retailers, online retailers, and through direct television marketing. Sold in the United States without ephedra, it was advertised as a weight-loss supplement to increase metabolism and reduce hunger cravings. Prior to May 2009, its primary ingredients included Garcinia cambogia, Gymnema sylvestre, chromium polynicotinate, caffeine, and green tea. Like many nutraceuticals, its efficacy is questionable and not well-supported by research.[3] Some studies suggest that further research is warranted, though the mechanism through which Hydroxycut may operate remains unclear.[5][6]
Hydroxycut was promoted as being created and endorsed by doctors. Television advertisements for Hydroxycut featured Jon Marshall, a graduate of Midwestern University's osteopathic medical school, and still in residency. Hydroxycut was also endorsed by its formulator, Marvin Heuer, Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Florida, and Former Chief Scientific Officer of Iovate Health Sciences, the company that markets the product.
In recent years, Hydroxycut had become available in several forms and formulas that did not contain ephedra. They included:
* Hydroxycut
* Caffeine-Free Hydroxycut – similar to regular Hydroxycut but designed for caffeine-sensitive people.
* Hydroxycut 24 - an around-the-clock type of weight-loss product that includes regular Hydroxycut for the daytime and the caffeine-free for the evening.
* Hydroxycut Hardcore – a weight-loss supplement for bodybuilders or other sportspersons.
* Hydroxycut Max! – a weight-loss supplement for female fitness competitors or other sportswomen.
2003 lawsuit for false advertising
On March 27, 2003, Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon filed a lawsuit in St. Louis against Hydroxycut's manufacturer MuscleTech Research and Development, Inc stating that claims Hydroxycut was "clinically proven" to be a "fat-burner" were false, specifically:[7]
"The product is not "clinically proven" to be a "fat-burner," as MuscleTech claims. MuscleTech's own study showed that Hydroxycut has no efficacy as compared to placebo with the possible exception of an appetite-suppressing effect. Moreover, the serious adverse health risks of Hydroxycut with ephedra – including death – were not adequately described or disclosed in marketing and labelling of the product."
Nixon also alleged that the "before" and "after" photographs were misleading, and that one woman's "before" photo was deceptive because she was recently pregnant.MuscleTech paid $100,000 to settle the case while denying any wrongdoing.
Pacquiao vs Margarito
Hydroxycut was seen in the dressing room of Antonio "Tijuana Tornado" Margarito before his November 13, 2010 fight with pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao.http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/box...ory?id=5804013
FDA warning and subsequent recall
On March 27, 2003, Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon filed a lawsuit in St. Louis against Hydroxycut's manufacturer MuscleTech Research and Development, Inc stating that claims Hydroxycut was "clinically proven" to be a "fat-burner" were false, specifically:
"The product is not "clinically proven" to be a "fat-burner," as MuscleTech claims. MuscleTech's own study showed that Hydroxycut has no efficacy as compared to placebo with the possible exception of an appetite-suppressing effect. Moreover, the serious adverse health risks of Hydroxycut with ephedra – including death – were not adequately described or disclosed in marketing and labelling of the product."
Nixon also alleged that the "before" and "after" photographs were misleading, and that one woman's "before" photo was deceptive because she was recently pregnant.MuscleTech paid $100,000 to settle the cOn May 1, 2009, the FDA issued a warning to consumers to stop using Hydroxycut products, due to 23 reports of serious health problems associated with the use of Hydroxycut, and at least one death. The manufacturers of Hydroxycut have published a webpage to address this recall. A new formula of Hydroxycut is now back on store shelves. In the new study, reported in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, researchers analyzed 17 cases of liver damage among Hydroxycut users that had not yet appeared in the medical literature. Nine of the cases had been reported to the FDA, while eight were seen by the authors of the study. Looking at factors like patients' risk factors for liver disease and the timing of their Hydroxycut use, the researchers found that for eight of the liver-damage cases, there was a greater than 95 percent likelihood that the weight-loss aid was to blame.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxycut
Hydroxycut is a nutritional supplement manufactured and marketed by Iovate Health Sciences Inc. as an aid to weight loss. According to a 2009 paper in the World Journal of Gastroenterology, Hydroxycut is the most popular brand of weight-loss supplement, selling approximately 1 million units per year.
Claims of Hydroxycut's efficacy have been overstated and, according to one source in 2003, are not well-founded in research. On May 1, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning after some Hydroxycut products were linked to liver damage, rhabdomyolysis, and at least one death. The manufacturer then recalled the products.
Background
Hydroxycut is sold at conventional retailers, online retailers, and through direct television marketing. Sold in the United States without ephedra, it was advertised as a weight-loss supplement to increase metabolism and reduce hunger cravings. Prior to May 2009, its primary ingredients included Garcinia cambogia, Gymnema sylvestre, chromium polynicotinate, caffeine, and green tea. Like many nutraceuticals, its efficacy is questionable and not well-supported by research.[3] Some studies suggest that further research is warranted, though the mechanism through which Hydroxycut may operate remains unclear.[5][6]
Hydroxycut was promoted as being created and endorsed by doctors. Television advertisements for Hydroxycut featured Jon Marshall, a graduate of Midwestern University's osteopathic medical school, and still in residency. Hydroxycut was also endorsed by its formulator, Marvin Heuer, Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Florida, and Former Chief Scientific Officer of Iovate Health Sciences, the company that markets the product.
In recent years, Hydroxycut had become available in several forms and formulas that did not contain ephedra. They included:
* Hydroxycut
* Caffeine-Free Hydroxycut – similar to regular Hydroxycut but designed for caffeine-sensitive people.
* Hydroxycut 24 - an around-the-clock type of weight-loss product that includes regular Hydroxycut for the daytime and the caffeine-free for the evening.
* Hydroxycut Hardcore – a weight-loss supplement for bodybuilders or other sportspersons.
* Hydroxycut Max! – a weight-loss supplement for female fitness competitors or other sportswomen.
2003 lawsuit for false advertising
On March 27, 2003, Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon filed a lawsuit in St. Louis against Hydroxycut's manufacturer MuscleTech Research and Development, Inc stating that claims Hydroxycut was "clinically proven" to be a "fat-burner" were false, specifically:[7]
"The product is not "clinically proven" to be a "fat-burner," as MuscleTech claims. MuscleTech's own study showed that Hydroxycut has no efficacy as compared to placebo with the possible exception of an appetite-suppressing effect. Moreover, the serious adverse health risks of Hydroxycut with ephedra – including death – were not adequately described or disclosed in marketing and labelling of the product."
Nixon also alleged that the "before" and "after" photographs were misleading, and that one woman's "before" photo was deceptive because she was recently pregnant.MuscleTech paid $100,000 to settle the case while denying any wrongdoing.
Pacquiao vs Margarito
Hydroxycut was seen in the dressing room of Antonio "Tijuana Tornado" Margarito before his November 13, 2010 fight with pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao.http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/box...ory?id=5804013
FDA warning and subsequent recall
On March 27, 2003, Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon filed a lawsuit in St. Louis against Hydroxycut's manufacturer MuscleTech Research and Development, Inc stating that claims Hydroxycut was "clinically proven" to be a "fat-burner" were false, specifically:
"The product is not "clinically proven" to be a "fat-burner," as MuscleTech claims. MuscleTech's own study showed that Hydroxycut has no efficacy as compared to placebo with the possible exception of an appetite-suppressing effect. Moreover, the serious adverse health risks of Hydroxycut with ephedra – including death – were not adequately described or disclosed in marketing and labelling of the product."
Nixon also alleged that the "before" and "after" photographs were misleading, and that one woman's "before" photo was deceptive because she was recently pregnant.MuscleTech paid $100,000 to settle the cOn May 1, 2009, the FDA issued a warning to consumers to stop using Hydroxycut products, due to 23 reports of serious health problems associated with the use of Hydroxycut, and at least one death. The manufacturers of Hydroxycut have published a webpage to address this recall. A new formula of Hydroxycut is now back on store shelves. In the new study, reported in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, researchers analyzed 17 cases of liver damage among Hydroxycut users that had not yet appeared in the medical literature. Nine of the cases had been reported to the FDA, while eight were seen by the authors of the study. Looking at factors like patients' risk factors for liver disease and the timing of their Hydroxycut use, the researchers found that for eight of the liver-damage cases, there was a greater than 95 percent likelihood that the weight-loss aid was to blame.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxycut
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