Use common sense to avoid risky supplements, researchers say

Consumers should not rely solely on government regulators to protect them from unsafe dietary supplements. Instead, they should also use their own common sense to avoid potentially dangerous products in the marketplace.

Researchers at Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital recently completed an analysis of unsafe products recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. They focused their attention on Class l drug recalls – the most serious type of recall, involving products that could pose a risk to human health.

Of the 465 Class 1 drug recalls from 2004 to 2012, 51% were dietary supplements. And the majority of these risky supplements were in the categories of weight loss, bodybuilding, and sexual aids.

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