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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Liver Dis. 2016 Oct 14;21(1):135–149. doi: 10.1016/j.cld.2016.08.010

Table 2.

Use and mechanism of specific HDS proprietary mixes

Proprietary
mixes
Common use Mechanism and comments Reference
s
Herbalife weight-loss or
improvement of
well-being
wide range of different products with
listed and unlisted ingredients

hepatotoxicity potentially due to
contamination with Bacillus subtilis in
some cases
(39)
OxyELITE Pro weight loss hepatotoxicity emerged after
reformulation with synthetic aegeline

product was recalled
(18, 24)
Hydroxycut weight loss different products, changing
formulations

voluntarily recalled in 2009
(79)
Move Free
Advanced
See skullcap, table 1 (80-82)
SlimQuick weight loss, see
green tea extracts
, table 1
(54)