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Phase 2 Ingredient May Aid Weight Loss
September 1st 2010Wu X et al., “Enhanced weight loss from a dietary supplement containing standardized Phaseolus vulgaris extract in overweight men and women,” Journal of Applied Research, vol. 10, no. 2 (2010): 73-79.A 60-day, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study investigated the weight-loss effects of Phase 2 Carb Controller, an ingredient by Pharmachem Laboratories (Kearny, NJ) extracted from white kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris).
EFSA Schedules Consultation on Gut Health and Immune Function Health Claims
August 12th 2010As part of the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA; Parma, Italy) ongoing series of public consultations on health claims guidance, the agency has announced that it will hold a meeting on scientific requirements for gut health and immune function health claims on December 2, 2010, in Amsterdam.
Why Can't We All Just Eat Healthy?
August 17th 2009By law, the USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) team up every five years to evaluate the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The guidelines are the set of nutritional rules that lie behind the federal government's food programs, including the National School Lunch Program; the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children; the Healthy People initiative; and the Food Pyramid, to name a few.
FDA Continues Weight-Loss Supplement Investigation
February 9th 2009In a continuing investigation, FDA (Rockville, MD) has determined that dozens of weight-loss supplements, most of them imported from China, contain hidden and potentially harmful drugs. The agency plans to issue a longer list of brands to avoid that are spiked with drugs in the coming weeks, an FDA spokeswoman said.
Judge Orders Weight Loss Author to Pay More Than $37 Million
January 15th 2009A federal judge has ordered infomercial marketer Kevin Trudeau to pay more than $37 million for violating a 2004 stipulated order by misrepresenting the content of his book, “The Weight Loss Cure ‘They’ Don’t Want You to Know About.”
Marketers of Thermalean, Lipodrene, and Spontane-ES Must Pay More Than $15 Million
January 15th 2009A federal district court has ordered the marketers of three dietary supplements to pay more than $15 million for deceiving consumers about the products’ safety and effectiveness. The court imposed the final monetary judgment and permanent prohibitions against the marketers in December 2008, after granting the FTC's (Washington, DC) motion for summary judgment last June.
CRN Supports FDA Weight Loss Recall
January 9th 2009In response to the FDA’s expansion of a nationwide recall of 69 tainted weight loss products that contain undisclosed ingredients, Steve Mister, president of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN; Washington, DC), issued the following statement on January 9: