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Weight Loss Supplement: The Acacia Rigidula Headline

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Science by headline is becoming more and more common; case in point, the headlines said things such as “New Study Reports Untested Amphetamine-like Substance in Weight Loss Supplement!” I just can’t let that one go, so that’s the subject of this week’s messages.

Let’s begin with the study. Researchers tested 21 weight loss supplements that contained an ingredient called Acacia rigidula. Never heard of it? Neither did I. It’s a type of bush commonly known as blackbrush acacia that grows in Texas and Mexico and purportedly has similar properties to the banned herb ephedra . . .

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Herbal Supplements Under Fire

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The health news headlines were all abuzz last week. The New York State Attorney General sent out cease and desist notices to four of the largest retailers in the country relating to the sale of several herbal products because based on testing hired by the NYS Attorney General’s Office, the herbal products did not contain much, if any, of the herbs on the label. Further, they contained some other substances that were not on the label such as rice and other plants.

You can imagine the result. Those opposed to herbal products yelled and screamed, “I told you so . . .

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