The Dangerous of Dietary Supplements
Dietary supplements are popular in almost all homes, but a new study issues a warning regarding its use, since the absence of government oversight to this market several of them have ingredients linked to serious health problems.
As reported by Consumer Reports, some of the supplements given to stay healthy, lose weight, have an advantage in sports, or improve sexual performance, are made with one of the 12 ingredients that his research identified as hazardous. The seriousness of the matter is that the use of these may lead to cancer, heart problems, kidney damage, liver disease, and even lead to death.
Working with experts from the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database, an independent research group, Consumer Reports identified the ‘dirty dozen’ that consumers should avoid. The list of ingredients make up the following supplements: Aconite, bitter orange, chaparral, colloidal silver, coltsfoot, comfrey, broom (broom or black), germanium, greater celandine (or golondrinera), kava, lobelia (Indian or snuff) and yohimbe .
“Supplements are marketed by arguments very seductive and at times bombastic, ensuring that enhance their performance in the marital bedroom, that make you lose weight or enhance their athletic development. And consumers are easily induced to believe that supplements are not harmful because they are ‘natural’. However, some natural ingredients can be dangerous, as if this were not enough, the FDA has found over and over dangerous ingredients in supplements, including synthetic drugs that are sold by prescription, “said Nancy Metcalf, senior editor of Consumer Reports program.
Surprisingly, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned at least eight of these, with some cases dating back to 1993, but the warnings did not prevent retailers continue to sell supplements containing these ingredients.
But why no one stopped the sale of these products can endanger our lives? It turns out that supplement manufacturers, sell their products routinely and legally, without having to first prove they are safe and effective. The Consumer Reports investigation says that because of inadequate control procedures and quality inspection, to unsuspecting consumers have sold supplements are contaminated with heavy metals, pesticides, or prescription drugs.
Although it was not long before anything began to be done in this regard, in December 2007 came into force a law that the FDA requires supplement manufacturers to report serious adverse effects that their products cause. According to the report, Consumer Reports, the FDA said that from 2008 to 2009 was 1.359 reports of serious adverse events by manufacturers and 602 by consumers and health professionals.