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05-02-2010, 04:32 PM #1
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Lipolyze/Somalyze being pulled? ? ?
Now Bodybuilding.com is no longer offering Somalyze and Lipolyze ,claiming that the FDA is watching them closely and may pull these products off the shelves of all suppliers? Can anyone explain why, and if there is any truth to this? I'd hate to lose these products too, they both work great!
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05-02-2010, 04:51 PM #2
i read on another forum this same thing. something about usnic acid not being good for you.thats all i know. hopefully, someone with better knowledge can enlighten.
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05-02-2010, 05:34 PM #3
Things r heating up!!!
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05-02-2010, 09:16 PM #4
They put people in liver failure.
http://www.anthonyroberts.co.za/2010...ther-websites/
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05-02-2010, 09:29 PM #5
Nothing better than breaking news flashes from ANTHONY ROBERTS lol what a joke he is.
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05-02-2010, 10:01 PM #6
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I suspect it's a financial decision. The income generated from selling these products is less than the feared loss from some kind of litigation if they continue to offer the products.
The only truth that I've read has been that someone has accused (not proven that) the supplement is possibly responsible for their liver failing.
There has been no statement by the "victim's" physician that this is the case. Or none that I've read.
This.
Anthony Roberts wrote a blog. He won't reveal his source, naturally, but he has backed away from stating that Lipolyze caused the woman's liver failure. For good reason, I suspect. I'll bet there's no actual lawsuit and that this is a case of an ambulance chaser trying to reach into the nearest deep pocket.
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05-02-2010, 10:03 PM #7
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05-03-2010, 09:24 AM #8
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05-07-2010, 01:09 AM #9
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05-07-2010, 01:14 AM #10
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05-12-2010, 08:40 AM #11
People that had liver failure were taking as much as 1,360 mg of usnic acid a day!! Lipolyze has only 12mg per pill!
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05-12-2010, 09:40 AM #12
Notice the Anthony Roberts? Not only is he a moron, that whole article is probably fabricated. It is full of erroneous, improbable, and inaccurate statements. For example, she was in the hospital and got a new liver the next morning... just short of a miracle, eh? People wait and wait and wait and wait for organs... and she gets one if a few short hours? Doubt it... Even if someone donated a lobe of their liver it would take time to find, test, and prep a friend/family member for surgery/transplant.
The only REAL case of usnic acid causing hepatotoxicity (liver/hepatic failure) that I have seen is on the Mayo's website. However, this article from Mayo notes that the couple (husband and wife) was taking an insane amount of usnic acid... not the 24mg (or whatever) that is in a stack of Lipo/Somalyze
Marketed as a weight-loss product, UCP-1 contains 150 mg of usnic acid, 525 mg of l-carnitine, and 1050 mg of calcium pyruvate per capsule. She and her husband had taken the recommended dosage of 3 capsules 3 times a day in 2-week cycles.
http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com.../81/4/541.full
Severe Hepatotoxicity Associated With Use of a Dietary Supplement Containing Usnic Acid
- William Sanchez, MD,
- John T. Maple, DO,
- Lawrence J. Burgart, MD and
- Patrick S. Kamath, MD
Last edited by Chris Pearce; 05-12-2010 at 09:43 AM. Reason: Edit: I can't type today...
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05-12-2010, 09:50 AM #13
Bodybuilding.com is probably being over cautious regarding their supplements.
They've pulled A TON of supplements, not just Lipo/Somalyze. Aparently, they have a history of doing this.
Like Curt said
I suspect it's a financial decision. The income generated from selling these products is less than the feared loss from some kind of litigation if they continue to offer the products.
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05-14-2010, 08:35 PM #14
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So does this mean these products are going to be gone for good? I sure hope not.
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05-14-2010, 08:49 PM #15
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