Mr. Yuk Says "Liver Damage is Bad!"
On Friday, May 1st, the Food and Drug Administration released a statement advising the public to discontinue the use of the popular weight loss supplement Hydroxycut immediately. According to the statement there are at least three 23 cases of Hydroxycut users suffering serious liver damage and at least one death back in 2007.
What’s particularly alarming about this announcement is that the people who were injured were taking Hydroxycut in the regular dose as recommended from the manufacturer.
The manufacturer of Hydroxycut, Health Sciences, Inc., is participating fully with the FDA on this voluntary recall and has replaced the Hydroxycut home page with information on the recall and advice on how refunds can be obtained. The list of products in the recall includes :