I know we’re bombarded with advertising for weight loss supplements. Whether it’s radio, magazines, TV or newspapers, you simply can’t avoid marketing targeting folks that need to lose weight. It’s critical to do your homework before you decide to invest in these products. Deep down we know we need to exercise regularly and change our eating habits. There really is no secret to losing weight, right? Check out the article below regarding safe weight loss supplements:

It may be tempting to use weight loss supplements as a shortcut to diet and exercise. But a new study has found that dietary supplements, which aren’t regulated by the Food and Drug Administration until after they hit the market, accounted for more than half the major drug recalls in the U.S. Because supplement recalls are voluntary, many of them that contain illegal ingredients still remain on the market.

Adulterated dietary supplements

There is little government oversight for dietary supplements, a $20 billion a year industry in the U.S. Federal law doesn’t require products such as Phen375, Capsiplex and Nutratrim to go through the FDA approval process.

In an analysis published online in JAMA Internal Medicine, Dr. Ziv Harel of St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto reported that 51 percent of Class I drug recalls over a 9-year period involved adulterated dietary supplements.

Harel’s team reviewed FDA enforcement reports from 2004-2012 and found that out of 465 drugs subject to a Class I recall, 237 were dietary supplements. Nine out of 10 supplement recalls occurred in the last four years. Sexual-enhancement products were the most commonly recalled supplement (40 percent), followed by bodybuilding (31percent) and weight-loss products (27 percent).

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