Hydroxycut, Proof or Placebo?

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Hydroxycut,Proof or Placebo?

• By Debbie McAlear Kyle Heuer

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Stance

• The Food and Drug Administration does not provide
  enough regulation over dietary supplements such
  as Hydroxycut. Hydroxycut is a clear example of
  the money that can be made by tricking consumers
  into buying unsafe and ineffective products. The
  FDA must change their regulation policies to
  provide more protection for the naive consumer
  who needs aid in losing weight.

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Cultural Epidemic

• Obesity has become an increasingly important
  public health problem in the United States.
• More than 30 of adults are obese and 65
  overweight

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Cultural Epidemic

• The use of dietary supplements for weight loss
  has become increasingly popular,
• 55.4 billion spent in the U.S. in 2006 for
  weight loss and diet control
• 36 of adults are using some form of
  complementary or alternative medicine,

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Cultural Epidemic
Dietary Supplement Product Sales and Market Share
by Distribution Channel, 1995 and 1996
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http//www.cfsan.fda.gov/comm/ds-econt.html
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Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act of
1994
Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act
of 1994

• Signed by Bill Clinton on October 25, 1994
• To meet the concerns of consumers and
  manufacturers
• Help ensure that safe and appropriately labeled
  products remain available to those who want to
  use them.

• Signed by Bill Clinton on October 25, 1994
• To meet the concerns of consumers and
  manufacturers
• Help ensure that safe and appropriately labeled
  products remain available to those who want to
  use them.

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Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act of
1994

• Assuring safety guidelines for literature
  displayed where supplements are sold
• Provide use of claims and nutritional support
  statements
• Require ingredient and nutrition labeling
• Grant the FDA the authority to establish good
  manufacturing practice.

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What is the FDA?

• The FDA is a group provided and funded by the
  government of the United States known as the Food
  and Drug Administration. The FDA was established
  to protect the American people from foreign
  foods, diseases, and drugs that could harm the
  American people. The FDA also conducts clinical
  trials on pharmaceuticals before they are
  released to the general public

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Dietary Supplements
Dietary Supplements
A dietary supplement, also known as food
supplement or nutritional supplement, is a
preparation intended to provide nutrients, such
as vitamins, minerals, fatty acids or amino
acids, that are missing or are not consumed in
sufficient quantity in a person's diet. Some
countries define dietary supplements as foods,
while in others they are defined as drugs.
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Hydroxycut Commercial

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vB8BeGgT1v5M

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Hydroxycut

• Thermogenic compund- aids your body in burning
  more fat by raising your metabolism
• Made of Natural and Laboratory Ingredients

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Ingredients

• Garcina cambogia
• Chromium Polynicotinate
• Gymnema sylvestre
• Oolong Tea

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Side Effects

• Itching
• Difficulty swallowing
• Wheezing
• Insomnia
• Constant dreams
• Acne on back and chest
• Blurred vision
• Weak jaw

• Rapid Heart Rate
• Hypertension
• Seizures
• Tachycardia
• Difficulty breathing
• Anxiety
• Arrhythmia
• Heart palpitations

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Case Study

• Procedure
• Subjects
• Workout program

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Is it Worth the Risk?
NO! This study proves Hydroxycut to be
ineffective. Therefore,in our opinion, the only
weight loss that may occur with individuals who
use the product would be those affected by the
placebo effect. This brings on the question if
the pill does not help with weight loss, why risk
any health problems? Seems to be nothing more
than an economic breakthrough.
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Future Implications
In the future the FDA should need to put
government-imposed regulations on all dietary
supplements. For instance, the labeling should
be clearly stated and the side effects should be
clear to the consumer before purchased. Just
because dietary supplements claim they are all
natural and non-addictive does not mean they do
not have dangerous long-term side effects. As our
research shows, dietary supplements are not
regulated enough and prove to be dangerous under
the FDAs standards. If the FDA is meant to
protect and make consumers aware of harmful
substances then dietary supplements should be
more closely studied and researched by the FDA.
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