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What is Metabolife?
Metabolife is now the nation’s leading maker of ephedra supplements mainly taken as a diet pill. Derived from the Chinese herb ma huang, Metabolife stimulates the nervous system and speeds up metabolism. Metabolife is also used to enhance athletic performance, although the National Football League, International Olympic Committee, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association has banned its use due to the high number of reported deaths associated to Metabolife and other ephedra-based products.
What is ephedra?
Ephedra is an herb derived from the Chinese plant ma huang.
Why has Metabolife remained on the market for so long?
Metabolife is primarily made up of ephedra, which is classified as a food and cannot be federally regulated. The FDA is unable to subject Metabolife to the same strict clinical testing standards as prescription and most over the counter drugs due to the 1994 federal law exempting ephedra-based products. Metabolife is under criminal investigation for lying to the FDA about possible Metabolife side effects in the past.
Why is there a criminal investigation on Metabolife?
The Justice Department opened a criminal investigation to determine if
Metabolife International lied to the FDA when saying they had not received
any reports of adverse health effects caused by their popular diet pill
Metabolife. Due to Metabolife’s classification as a food, the FDA has
been unable to regulate Metabolife although they have been trying to obtain
records from the company since 1997. The FDA can only regulate Metabolife
if they can prove the products and dangerous, information they have unable
to obtain due to Metabolife’s uncooperative behavior towards them.
What are possible Metabolife side effects?
Metabolife has been linked to death and other serious side effects, including seizures, heart attacks, strokes, high blood pressure, irregular heart rate, insomnia, nervousness, tremors and headaches.
How many people has Metabolife affected?
The FDA has now collected reports of over 100 deaths related to Metabolife and other ephedra-based products.
What should I do if I am taking Metabolife?
If you are currently taking Metabolife you should contact your physician and contact us to confer with a Metabolife lawyer.
Why Is Metabolife Not Federally Regulated?
Metabolife is an ephedra-based product that stimulates the nervous system and speeds up metabolism. Contained in hundreds of other herbal products, despite being linked to more deaths and injuries than every other type of herbal product combined, the 1994 federal law allows ephedra to be exempted from federal regulation because it is classified as a food. Supplements like Metabolife are not subjected to the same strict clinical testing standards as prescription and most over-the-counter drugs. The FDA has been criticized for trying to obtain information on the adverse effects associated to Metabolife and other ephedra products. The FDA has not been able to get Metabolife to provide any information until the Metabolife criminal investigation was launched.
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