How safe is the use of herbal weight-loss products sold over the Internet?

Özdemir, Bora; Şahin, İbrahim; Kapucu, Hicran; Çelbiş, Osman; Karakoç, Yunus; Erdoğan, Selım; Önal, Yunus

doi:10.1177/0960327112436407

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“…N-desmethylsibutramine and Ndidesmethylsibutramine, were detected as herbal weight loss adulterants using ion mobility spectrometer (IMS) technique(Fig. 3)(Dunn et al, 2012) Ozdemir et al (2013). reported presence of sibutramine (˃10 mg per capsule) along with caffeine and temazepam in herbal preparations for weight reduction purpose sold through internet.…”

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Adulteration of herbal sexual enhancers and slimmers: The wish for better sexual well-being and perfect body can be risky

Skalicka-Woźniak

Georgiev

Orhan

2017

Food and Chemical Toxicology

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Adulteration of herbal sexual enhancers and slimmers: The wish for better sexual well-being and perfect body can be risky

Skalicka-Woźniak

Georgiev

Orhan

2017

Food and Chemical Toxicology

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“…Sibutramine is a FDA approved anti-obesity compound which has been withdrawn from the market after approving its clinical side effects on cardiovascular functions such as myocardial infarction, cardiac arrhythmia, uncontrolled hypertension, and stroke [24,25]. In addition to product number 3, sibutramine was identified in the six other products [4,[6][7][8]13,14].…”

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“…The truth is that such herbal products seem to be weaker than synthetic slimming products and it could be nearly impossible to achieve rapid short-term effects, therefore some manufacturers often illegally add synthetic pharmaceutical drugs to the natural product to improve their efficacy and achieve huge profits, while the presence of these ingredients could not be discriminated due to misleading packaging [10][11][12][13]. Unfortunately, continuous consumption of chemical slimming products, which are illegally adulterated with synthetic materials, may cause severe harms to patients and could be considered as a threat to individual's health and even a reason for mortality [14].…”

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Screening and Confirmation of Different Synthetic Adulterants in Slimming Products

Fakhri

Mohammadi

Jalili

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Asian J Pharm Clin Res

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Objective: The presence of synthetic drugs (as adulterant) in slimming herbal products of world markets has contravened the country's law and has created many troubles for some consumers of slimming products. This study aims to use a simple and reliable method for simultaneously finding and validating the presence of possible adulterants in some slimming products, which could not be discriminated due to misleading packaging.Method: Fifteen slimming products were obtained from the Iran pharmaceutical markets. Liquid chromatography-ultraviolet and LC-mass spectrometry methods were performed for simultaneous screening and confirmation of adulterants. Results:The most abundant adulterant was Phenolphthalein, which has been used in 11 cases of the 15 slimming products. Furthermore, 5 products included caffeine, two included phendimetrazine, and two included protriptyline. Conclusion:The performed method was successful in detection of different adulterants. According to the presence of synthetic drugs in slimming herbal products, and their threats to people's health it is necessary to create awareness in this case through public authorities.

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Identifying Complementary and Alternative Medicine Usage Information from Internet Resources

Sharma¹,

Holmes²,

Sarkar

2016

Methods Inf Med

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SUMMARY Objective Identify and highlight research issues and methods used in studying Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) information needs, access, and exchange over the Internet. Methods A literature search was conducted using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines from PubMed to identify articles that have studied Internet use in the CAM context. Additional searches were conducted at Nature.com and Google Scholar. Results The Internet provides a major medium for attaining CAM information and can also serve as an avenue for conducting CAM related surveys. Based on the literature analyzed in this review, there seems to be significant interest in developing methodologies for identifying CAM treatments, including the analysis of search query data and social media platform discussions. Several studies have also underscored the challenges in developing approaches for identifying the reliability of CAM-related information on the Internet, which may not be supported with reliable sources. The overall findings of this review suggest that there are opportunities for developing approaches for making available accurate information and developing ways to restrict the spread and sale of potentially harmful CAM products and information. Conclusions Advances in Internet research are yet to be used in context of understanding CAM prevalence and perspectives. Such approaches may provide valuable insights into the current trends and needs in context of CAM use and spread.

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How safe is the use of herbal weight-loss products sold over the Internet?

Cited by 31 publications

References 21 publications

Adulteration of herbal sexual enhancers and slimmers: The wish for better sexual well-being and perfect body can be risky

Adulteration of herbal sexual enhancers and slimmers: The wish for better sexual well-being and perfect body can be risky

Screening and Confirmation of Different Synthetic Adulterants in Slimming Products

Identifying Complementary and Alternative Medicine Usage Information from Internet Resources

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