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Dangerous supplements for weight loss
The Federal Commission for Protection Against Health Risks (Cofepris) has said are dangerous to health supplements for weight loss containing chromium picolinate and herbs Thevetia Fucus spp and gallbladder, which can even cause death.
The owner of the Cofepris, Miguel Angel Toscano, noted that such products that reach more than 22 thousand, are sold without regulation, so they urged lawmakers to pass a law on the subject.
He said it had recorded 700 complaints of people using such products to affect their health and the lack of regulation has led to increased growth and exceeds the number of registered drugs to reach 9 thousand 500.
At a press conference, Toscano stressed the need for new legislation from Congress make adjustments to the law to require that all food supplements have the health records for sale, because anyone can now expend your product only to report their existence to the Cofepris.
He explained that in the case of Thevetia spp is a plant that directly affects the heart and can lead to death, as well as they contain cardiac glycosides that cause neurological damage, gastrointestinal, Dermalogica, reproduction and vision.
While the Focus vesiculosus contains high concentrations of iodine, which causes symptoms of overstimulation of the thyroid, nervous problems, insomnia and tachycardia, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, allergies, risk of thyroid cancer, gout and acne