Dangerous Dietary Supplements

Do you want to know about list of dangerous dietary supplements for weight loss including herbal supplements for women during pregnancy enlisted by FDA? Consumer Reports Magazine says that there are some dietary supplements sold in the U.S. contain contaminated dangerous ingredients. These ingredients may trigger serious health problems. In addition, more than half of the adult population in USA has taken supplements.

Working with experts from the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database, an independent research group, U.S. Food and Drug Administration identified a group of ingredients (out of nearly 1,100 in the database) linked to serious adverse events by clinical research or case reports although FDA has no power to regulate these supplements.

Here are the 12 or dozen supplement ingredients identified as the most dangerous dietary or weight loss supplements that will be harmful to health risks, including cardiovascular, liver, and kidney problems. Consumer Reports states these products with those ingredients readily available in stores and online.

Aconite
Bitter orange
Chaparral
Colloidal Silver
Coltsfoot
Comfrey
Country Mallow
Germanium
Greater celandine
Kava
Lobelia
Yohimbe

Because of inadequate quality control and inspection, dangerous dietary supplements are contaminated with heavy metals, pesticides, or prescription drugs have been sold to unsuspecting consumers. And FDA rules covering manufacturing quality don’t apply to the companies that supply herbs, vitamins, and other raw ingredients.

For further information, it is suggested to read yahoo article by Consumer Reports about list of dangerous dietary supplements.