Reference entities warn of the presence of drugs and not declared in certain dietary supplements ingredients
Food supplements - also known as dietary supplements or dietary supplements - not win for trouble. On the one hand, the rigorous scientific evidence disapprove of the vast majority of statements of health that accompany them and, in addition, warn of potential risks associated with its consumption. On the other hand, do not stop published reports indicating that in some of them we can find ingredients not declared on the label, as it expands and as detailed in this article.Ingredients hidden in food supplements
In June 2014, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative (NCCAM) United States a fact sheet devoted to food supplements. She indicated that these products may contain a variety of ingredients: vitamins and minerals, herbs or other herbal products. After that, the NCCAM issued its first recommendation: "Be aware that the term 'natural' does not always mean that the product is 'safe'". He also indicated that the use of terms such as "certified", "verified" or "standardized" on a dietary supplement does not guarantee the quality of the product, since the supplement may be contaminated (without figure on the label) with herbs, pesticides or heavy metals.The supplement may be contaminated (without figure on the label) with herbs, pesticides or heavy metals
But, according to NCCAM, the worse situation to health occurs when the product is adulterated with undeclared, as drugs ingredients. It is not an uncommon situation. The dietitian-nutritionist Maria way already alerted of this situation in CONSUMER EROSKI in May 2009. In his article he revealed that United States many products advertised for weight loss now contain active drug ingredients not declared on the label.This, unfortunately, also happens in Spain. As he is detailed in the article 'I can improve my libido with the diet?', the Spanish Agency of medicines and health products (AMPS) has withdrawn this year various food supplements with alleged effects on libido. The withdrawal is justified by the finding of pharmacological inside agents, not declared on the label. The laboratory of the AEMPS has discovered that certain dietary supplements to improve sexuality they contain Sildenafil. Sildenafil is the drug used to treat erectile dysfunction (sold under the brand Viagra, Revatio and others) and in no way should appear in a dietary supplement, which is a substance that should be prescribed by a doctor after well weigh pros and cons.
Too many Add-ons, too many surprises
The "surprises" not only appear in "enhancers" libido; hide in many more supplements. By way of example, one of the products collected by the AEMPS is a supplement called ' LIPO 6 BLACK capsules ', in which case read "Fat Destroyer" ("fat Destroyer"). The analysis of the AEMPS found to contain a substance called "yohimbine", without being declared on the label.It has been speculated that yohimbine could accelerate the mobilization of fat, although this has not been demonstrated in a reliable way. What we do know is that it can generate a long list of disorders (migraine headaches, diarrhea, tachycardia, etc.), and therefore is not sold in Spain in the form of medication. The amount of this ingredient on the product 'LIPO 6 BLACK' was sufficient to cause such side effects. As indicated in the article 'fat burning: not working', published in August 2013 in CONSUMER EROSKI, "the 'fat-burning' that are marketed for weight loss are ineffective and potentially hazardous to health".
Other voices warn of the composition of these dietary supplements
The AEMPS is not the only Spanish agency concerned about the "surprises" that hide certain food supplements. In September of 2014, the Catalan Agency of food security (ACSA), in its section of 'Alerts and notifications', indicated that certain food supplements containing drugs in his composition. The ACSA says this poses a danger to public health, because while the drugs undergo a series of mandatory legal procedures before being marketed ("to guarantee the right of citizens to the protection of health"), food supplements do not need to demonstrate its efficacy and safety trials before sale.The opinion of Professor Edzard Ernst is aligned as indicated by the ACSA. Ernst, author of more than 1,500 scientific publications, is the researcher with more reputation in the field of alternative therapies. In October 2014, on his personal blog, Ernst shared the following thought, with which it is worthwhile to conclude: "I think it is important to inform consumers that the majority of food supplements are a waste of money and some even a loss of health".
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