If you have not heard, Hydroxycut, a popular weight loss drug, has been recalled by the FDA, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.  Stop taking them if you have been.

Here’s part of what the FDA press release said last week, and the link to its source here:

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to
immediately stop using Hydroxycut products by Iovate Health Sciences
Inc., of Oakville, Ontario and distributed by Iovate Health Sciences
USA Inc. of Blasdell, N.Y. Some Hydroxycut products are associated with
a number of serious liver injuries. Iovate has agreed to recall
Hydroxycut products from the market.

The FDA has received 23 reports of serious health problems ranging
from jaundice and elevated liver enzymes, an indicator of potential
liver injury, to liver damage requiring liver transplant. One death due
to liver failure has been reported to the FDA. Other health problems
reported include seizures; cardiovascular disorders; and
rhabdomyolysis, a type of muscle damage that can lead to other serious
health problems such as kidney failure.

Liver injury, although rare, was reported by patients at the doses
of Hydroxycut recommended on the bottle. Symptoms of liver injury
include jaundice (yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes) and
brown urine. Other symptoms include nausea, vomiting, light-colored
stools, excessive fatigue, weakness, stomach or abdominal pain,
itching, and loss of appetite.
 
“The FDA urges consumers to
discontinue use of Hydroxycut products in order to avoid any undue
risk. Adverse events are rare, but exist. Consumers should consult a
physician or other health care professional if they are experiencing
symptoms possibly associated with these products,” said Linda Katz,
M.D., interim chief medical officer of the FDA’s Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition.”

If you’ve been reading me for awhile, you know I am skeptical of ALL “diet” pills.  I don’t take any, and regret having taken them in the past.  They never worked for me; they were not the answer I was looking for. 

The ultimate answer was to connect to God, and then do a lot of work on my body, nutrition, and emotions by the grace of God.  That can’t be made into a pill and bottled and sold at any price!

What do YOU think about diet pills?  Do you have any thoughts or experiences with Hydroxycut or others?  We’d like to know.