February 28th, 2009
The continued rise in use of over the counter fat burners is cause for concern for the FDA as rates of side effects continue to climb.
Over the counter fat burners are fast becoming a normal supplement among people of all ages and sex. This growing trend is of a continued concern for family members of the people who abuse them as well as government health agency’s. One of the reasons is the addition of Ephedrine in the product. This ingredient is dangerous because it creates a state of increased hear rate, which will lead to problems with the heart and can sometimes cause a immediate heart attack.
What some of the government health agency’s are doing to do to attempt to curb people from abusing these pills include coaching for good nutrition habits and education about the dangerous ingredients used in the product. A hurdle these health agency’s face in combating the use is that the fact that it is no longer only a specific group that uses the weight loss pills and it is not a issue specific to women anymore. The government agency’s will have to focus efforts to curb the addiction of these pills, but the company’s that make these products will not go down without a fight.
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