Popular Products Containing Ephedra Extracts:
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Metabolife
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Ripped Fuel
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Diet Fuel
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Stacker 3
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NaturalTRIM
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Hydroxycut
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Xenadrine RFA-1
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Metab-O-Lite
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Metabolift
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Up Your Gas
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Truckers Luv It
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Yellow Jackets
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Label ingredient indicating ephedra compounds:
- Ephedra
- Ma huang
- Ephedrine
- Ephedra sinica
- Sida cordifolia
- Epitonin
- Pseudoephedrine
- Methyl ephedrine
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What is Metabolife?
Metabolife is an ephedra-based dietary supplement, which is also known
as the Chinese herb ma huang that stimulates the nervous system and speeds
up metabolism. Used mainly for weight loss and enhancing athletic performance,
Metabolife is the nation’s leading maker of ephedra
supplements that is now linked to at least 80 serious adverse event
reports. After news of a federal investigation,
Metabolife issued a letter stating that between 1997-2001, they had received
about 13,000 consumer contacts regarding Metabolife dangers.
The FDA said they were “alarmed” there were such a high number
of Metabolife health complaints.
Metabolife Side Effects
The FDA has now collected reports of more than 100 deaths
among ephedrine product users. Metabolife is the nation’s leading
maker of ephedra supplements that are linked to:
- Death
- Seizures
- Heart attacks
- Strokes
- High blood pressure
- Irregular heart rate
- Insomnia
- Nervousness
- Tremors and headaches
 If
you have taken, or are still taking Metabolife or any other
ephedra-based products, please contact
us to confer with a Metabolife lawyer.
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