U.S. health officials are warning dieters and body builders to immediately stop using Hydroxycut, a diet supplement made in Canada that has been linked to serious liver damage and at least one death.
The Food and Drug Administration urged consumers to immediately stop using the recalled products, which are made by Iovate Health Sciences Inc and marketed for weight loss, boosting energy and other uses.
Hydroxycut is advertised as made from natural ingredients and is sold in grocery stores and pharmacies.
The agency has received 23 reports of liver problems ranging from jaundice to damage that required a liver transplant.
Two products, Hydroxycut Cleanse and Hoodia, were not included in the recall, the FDA said.
For a full list of the products included in the FDA announcement, click here.
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