FDA & Weight Loss Products – Drug Companies vs. Nutritional Companies
September 16th, 2009 | 
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FDA and Weight Loss Protection?
For a long time we have been telling you how the cozy relationship between the FDA and the drug companies negatively impacts on your health and how hard the FDA comes down on nutritional companies.
Here are two recent announcements by the FDA on weight-loss products —- one a drug and the other a nutritional supplement:
ANNOUNCEMENT ONE:
Giving giant drug companies a free pass. Last month, FDA officials announced a safety information review for orlistat, a weight-loss aid.
You probably know this drug by the brand name Alli, made by GlaxoSmithKline. It’s also sold at higher dosage as a prescription drug called Xenical, made by Roche.
At issue are 32 reports of “serious liver injury,” which include six cases of liver failure and 27 cases of hospitalization.
The FDA press release states: “FDA is not advising healthcare professionals to change their prescribing practices with orlistat.”
The agency also advises consumers to continue taking Alli and Xenical as directed.
ANNOUNCEMENT TWO:
A very different and very tough stance by the FDA if you are not a drug company but a supplement maker offering a similar end use product.
This past May, the FDA issued a consumer warning about several (but not all) Hydroxycut weight-loss products. All of these are non-drug items, available over-the-counter.
At issue are 23 reports of liver problems, ranging from jaundice and elevated liver enzymes (indicators of potential liver injury) to one death due to liver failure.
The FDA warning stated: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to immediately stop using Hydroxycut products”.
There it is, your FDA always looking out for your interest.
Heaven save us from their protection.
To your good heath & longevity.
Ira Marxe
“The Good Health & Wellness Guy”
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Posted in FDA, Health Care, Lose Weight, News, Obesity, Supplements | 
Tags: drug companies, FDA, nutritional companies, weight loss
Wow! These weight loss aids that are sold over the counter really are dangerous. I had a friend who used hydroxy cut for energy. She would take twice the recommended dose twice per day. Four months later, she was stricken with panic attacks, tachycardia and shortness of breath. These capsules had stripped her nervous system and she was now like a live wire. I am helping her to heal from this process by tonifying her nervous system and adrenal glands. It has been a long process. Amazing what some of these medications can do to the body.
I’ve gotten away from prescription drugs and more into preventative methods. I’ve found Isagenix is a great way to get rid of toxins in my system and keep them out. I’ve also started my kids on the Isagenix vitamin program…they haven’t been sick in a year (which is a major thing for us thank god)
my husband and I have also lost pounds and inches with it, so very worthwhile