Hydroxycut - Safe or Unsafe?
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"FDA officials said they have received 23 reports of liver problems, including the 2007 death of a 19-year-old boy living in the Southwest. "http://www.boston.com/business/healthcare/articles/2009/05/02/fda_says_stop_using_hydroxycut_immediately/
Because it is an over the counter supplement, it is not regulated by the FDA and the FDA doesn't get involved until the complaints start rolling in. Expect a tidal wave of complaints (and litigation) now.
Do I think it is unsafe? Yes.
Because it is an over the counter supplement, it is not regulated by the FDA and the FDA doesn't get involved until the complaints start rolling in. Expect a tidal wave of complaints (and litigation) now.
Do I think it is unsafe? Yes.
I'm always skeptical of these findings. It's obvious that not everyone who take hydroxycut gets liver damage, but what separated these people from the ones who did? Could it be that they were used excessively more? Or less? Or what? No one person is ever clear. I neither find it safe or unsafe because it's not conclusive either way.
In the article, it says the following:
The amount they sold don't exactly match the amount of people who died. The report only indicates at least one or two people who died using this product.
Were they recalled truly because it was a voluntary action? Or was it recalled because the FDA has a hold on it?
The so-called "caution" would mean to me at the very least they acknowledge something is wrong with their products because no one would just pull something unless they have reasons to believe something is wrong, right?
Just how rare was the liver damage?
The main reason why I disagree with FDA and the manufacture of Hydroxycut. Everyone relies on voluntary reports, and how can you tell if they're true? They need hard data to say something is wrong.
Now this is getting somewhere! However, again it's not conclusive. It's only "linked" to liver problems, but it doesn't mean you're going to get liver problems.
They need hard data to say if something is safe or not.
In the article, it says the following:
The amount they sold don't exactly match the amount of people who died. The report only indicates at least one or two people who died using this product.
Were they recalled truly because it was a voluntary action? Or was it recalled because the FDA has a hold on it?
The so-called "caution" would mean to me at the very least they acknowledge something is wrong with their products because no one would just pull something unless they have reasons to believe something is wrong, right?
Just how rare was the liver damage?
The main reason why I disagree with FDA and the manufacture of Hydroxycut. Everyone relies on voluntary reports, and how can you tell if they're true? They need hard data to say something is wrong.
Now this is getting somewhere! However, again it's not conclusive. It's only "linked" to liver problems, but it doesn't mean you're going to get liver problems.
They need hard data to say if something is safe or not.
How many body bags do you need to see? If you are a fan of hydroxycut then you must be disappointed but taking some "magic pill" is never the way to get in shape. Diet and exercise are still where they always were, and will stii be once people who are taking statins, fat-burners, hydroxycut etc discover there is a problem with whatever they have been taking (assuming it doesn't kill them first).
I guess it sounds like I've taken Hydroxycut, I never did. lol. I'm just against these sort of speculations with extreme bias. There is no proof one way or the other. I should also say that some people use Hydroxycut who are very muscular and just looking to lose that last bit of fat somewhere. So overweight people aren't the only ones taking these things.
For example, Alli (spelling?) is approved by the FDA. Did anyone compare the ingredients of Alli with those in Hydroxcut?
For example, Alli (spelling?) is approved by the FDA. Did anyone compare the ingredients of Alli with those in Hydroxcut?
The FDA are no angels, they can approve it today and ban it tomorrow. There are concerns about Alli's side-effects and the loss of vitamins D and A from the body. See what the Sun had to say on Alli .....
Yes, yes.....and indeed, further insight & enlightenment from a man who intentionally jumps from a perfectly good airplane and hopes a parachute stops him from terminal velocity.
I'm soooo glad you broke away from your adrenaline-junky ways long enough to conceive that statement and post it here for all of us to gaze upon.
Nahhh.....I'm just playin' with the F'ster and messin with your head. FF's right; ain't no drug worth rolling the dice with. Back when Phen-fen came out my own mother almost screamed at me to look into it and I calmly told her that within a year it'll be off the market with some kind of health issue. Sure enough, prophecy fulfilled.
Point being, most the stuff out there is gimmick and doesn't work...and the stuff that works is dangerous. Lesson to learn is that anything worth having in life is something you have to work for, no easy way in or out. Fact is, 85% of "diets" fail and people re-gain the weight. The right way is the only way. Jumping out of a plane is not the right way, but let's not go there.
I think all fat burners are bad for you. How can they be good?
The incident of injury and liver failure is pretty small if you consider the amount of Hydrocut that was sold in the 10's of millions, I think. If you look at 20 customers per 1,000,000 users, it's pretty small number.
With that said, I used to take Xenadrine with ephadra by the same company as Hydrocut before Xenadrine was banned. I suspect that it contributed to my migrane issue but I do not have hard evidence. Ever since then, I have been cautious about any supplement. About 6 months ago, I tried a couple of Hydrocut pills and DID not like that it was doing to my body.
I never took the recommended dosage that the ask, its insane amount.
From the raw data, is it safe? I would say fairly IF you use minimally.
Would I recommend it or use it? NO WAY, in fact I recommend people to stop taking it and get a refund.
With that said, I used to take Xenadrine with ephadra by the same company as Hydrocut before Xenadrine was banned. I suspect that it contributed to my migrane issue but I do not have hard evidence. Ever since then, I have been cautious about any supplement. About 6 months ago, I tried a couple of Hydrocut pills and DID not like that it was doing to my body.
I never took the recommended dosage that the ask, its insane amount.
From the raw data, is it safe? I would say fairly IF you use minimally.
Would I recommend it or use it? NO WAY, in fact I recommend people to stop taking it and get a refund.