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Hydroxycut is a brand of dietary supplements that is marketed as a weight loss aid. Hydroxycut was originally developed and manufactured by MuscleTech Research and Development; MuscleTech was sold to Iovate Health Sciences in 2003–2004 and declared bankruptcy in 2005; Iovate continues to use MuscleTech as a brand to market Hydroxycut.
Although it has received considerable media attention purporting its effects on weight loss, there are reports of liver toxicity associated with the Hydroxycut commercial preparation containing the fruit extract, with clinical evidence indicating it has no significant effect on weight loss. [4] [5] [6]
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The New York Times reported in 2003 that internal documents from the manufacturer of Hydroxycut indicated that the company buried studies showing that Hydroxycut was ineffective, covered up evidence of cardiac side effects, and even tampered with the documents it submitted as evidence in the lawsuit.[5]
In fact, you might be twice as likely to have an eating disorder in your 40s (3.6 percent) as to have breast cancer (1.5 percent), according to Val Schonberg, RD, a certified menopause practitioner.
This side effect can also occur elsewhere on your body. Around three percent of men who use Cialis experience facial flushing. This side effect is more typical with moderate and high doses.
Non-inclusion of an herb in this list does not imply that it is free of adverse effects. In general, the safety and effectiveness of alternative medicines have not been scientifically proven [1] and remain largely unknown. [2]
The effects of the ECA stack on weight loss are primarily due to the ephedrine component. Ephedrine acts both as an α and β adrenergic agonist , stimulating the release of norepinephrine . [ 8 ] Increased circulating norepinephrine in the body then acts on brown adipose tissue and skeletal muscle [ 9 ] by increasing cyclic adenosine ...