NUTR 406 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ephedrine, Tachycardia
16 Mar 2018
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Nutr 406 reading notes 5: 442-445. Ephedrine: one of the most controversial weight-loss supplements, usually combined with caffeine. In the us, ephedrine is added to over the counter medications for the same purposes. For weight loss and increased energy in dietary supplements. Safety of ephedrine-containing compounds: controversial, dietary supplement health and education act in 1994, sale of dietary supplements containing ephedrine began to increase, adverse event reports (half the aers in 1997 involved ephedrine, known side effects, headache. Insomnia: deaths to otherwise healthy middle-aged and young adults, 16,000 adverse evet reports -- 21 serious events, 2 deaths, 9 strokes, 4 heart attacks, 1 seizure, 5 psychiatric problems. Issue of quality control -- purity of the dietary supplements. Effectiveness of ephedrine for weight loss: use of ephedrine and caffeine by obese people can produce a short-term weight loss (8-9lb, long term effects and effects of discontinuing ephedrine and caffeine unknown.
