FDA Warns Consumers to Stop Using Hydroxycut

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced its recall for the weight loss pill, Hydroxycut. The FDA is warning consumers to immediately stop using Hydroxy cut products, as these products have been associated with a number of serious liver injuries. Lovate, the distributor of Hydroxycut, has agreed to recall Hydroxycut products from the market.

Liver injury, although rare, was reported by patients at the doses of Hydroxycut recommended on the bottle. Symptoms of liver injury include jaundice, nausea, vomiting, light-colored stools, excessive fatigue, weakness, stomach or abdominal pain, itching, and loss of appetite.

One death has been reported, along with 23 cases of serious health problems ranging from jaundice and elevated liver enzymes, an indicator of potential liver injury, to liver damage requiring liver transplant. 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.

Hydroxycut products are dietary supplements that are marketed for weight-loss, as fat burners, as energy-enhancers, as low carb diet aids, and for water loss under the Iovate and MuscleTech brand names. The list of Hydroxycut products being recalled by Iovate currently includes:

• regular rapid release caplets
• caffeine-free rapid release caplets
• hardcore liquid caplets
• max liquid caplets
• regular drink packets
• hardcore drink packets
• max drink packets
• liquid shots
• hardcore RTDs (Ready-to-Drink)
• max aqua shed
• 24
• carb control
• natural

For more information, or if you are suffering from injuries due to this product, please contact our office immediately at 1-866-403-4LAW.