Hydroxycut withdrawn from market – San Diego Personal Trainers Rejoice
Posted on 07. May, 2009 by jmartinez in Blog, Boot Camp, San Diego Personal Training
Personal trainers in San Diego and throughout the US as well as other sports fitness and medical professionals felt a moment of satisfaction when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the withdrawal of Hydroxycut dietary supplements from the U.S. market on April 30th. The FDA announced that there had been at least 24 cases of liver damage and one death linked to use of Hydroxycut supplements.
One concerning factor is that the majority (about 70%) of the reported cases required hospitalization, which may suggest that the actual number of reported more minor liver damage cases were never reported by doctors or the consumers never sought medical care but stopped the Hydroxycut supplements on their own.
From a fitness and health professional standpoint, most personal trainers, not only in San Diego, but elsewhere, will agree that most dietary supplements may only provide temporary or limited results.
The overwhelming majority of medical studies for weight loss demonstrate that the best way to start a weight loss program and to keep the weight off is a program that focuses on proper nutrition as well as following a sound, safe and regular exercise program such as a fitness bootcamp class or working with a personal trainer to develop an individualized personal training program