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) |