Popular Weight Loss Drug Recalled: What You Need To Know About Hydroxycut

By Sylvia Anderson, AHJ Editor -- Published: August 24, 2009

An increasing number of weight loss drugs and supplements are being recalled due to their link to health problems. One that received a great deal of attention recently was Hydroxycut. Hydroxycut is marketed as a fat burner and considered to be a low cost diet aid. It was recalled by the FDA due to liver injuries resulting from the drug, some leading to death. Keep reading to find out more about the health dangers of Hydroxycut!

There were 14 different Hydroxycut products initially recalled by the FDA. They include the following:

* Hydroxycut regular rapid release caplets
* Hydroxycut caffeine free rapid release caplets
* Hydroxycut hardcore liquid caplets
* Hydroxycut Max liquid caplets
* Hydroxycut regular drink packets
* Hydroxycut caffeine free drink packets
* Hydroxycut Hardcore drink packets
* Hydroxycut Max drink packets
* Hydroxycut Liquid shots
* Hydroxycut Hardcore RTDs
* Hydroxycut Max Aqua Shed
* Hydroxycut 24
* Hydroxycut Carb Control
* Hydroxycut Natural


All of these products have been recalled by the FDA and deemed unsafe for people to take. Anyone who is taking these products should stop immediately as they have led to liver damage. One 19-year-old man reportedly died after using the product. There were 23 reports of liver damage and elevated liver enzymes due to this product. The death of the 19-year-old man, according to the FDA, occurred in 2007 but was not reported to the FDA until March, 2009.

According to the FDA, Hydroxycut contains herbal extracts as well as other ingredients. It has not yet been determined by the FDA which components of the product are causing the liver damage. In addition to liver damage suffered by some who used the product, other health problems have also been linked to Hydroxycut. They include kidney problems, muscle damage and cardiovascular problems.

The company that makes Hydroxycut stated on their website that millions of people have tried the products over the years but that they are voluntarily stopping sale of the products. A spokesman for the Council for Responsible Nutrition, which is an association for dietary supplementation, defended the products stating that it does not prove cause and effect. The FDA, however, has recalled the products and advised any consumers who are using the products to stop taking them immediately. No reports have been issued from the dietary agencies that support these products as of yet.

Those who are trying to lose weight are better off to use natural methods of achieving weight loss and weight control than by taking dangerous weight loss supplements which contain harmful ingredients. This has been proved time and time again as various weight loss supplements have been recalled by the FDA and deemed to be unsafe. Hydroxycut is one of a long list of weight loss products that have been recalled due to adverse health effects. In recent years, other products have been recalled and some of them have resulted in serious injury or death to the users.

Anyone who is using the Hydroxycut products should take them back to the point of purchase, according to the FDA. This will insure that they are not taken by anyone else.


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