TY - JOUR PY - 2011// TI - Revisiting acute liver injury associated with Herbalife products JO - World journal of hepatology A1 - Appelhans, Kristy A1 - Smith, Casey A1 - Bejar, Ezra A1 - Henig, Y. Steve SP - 275 EP - 277 VL - 3 IS - 10 N2 - In the November 27, 2010 issue of the World Journal of Hepatology (WJH), three case reports were published which involved patients who had consumed various dietary supplements and conventional foods generally marketed as weight loss products. The reference to Herbalife products as contaminated and generally comparable to all dietary supplements or weight loss products is not scientifically supported. The authors provided an insufficient amount of information regarding patient histories, concomitant medications and other compounds, dechallenge results, and product specifications and usage. This information is necessary to fully assess the association of Herbalife products in the WJH case reports. Therefore, the article does not objectively support a causal relationship between the reported cases of liver injury and Herbalife products or ingredients.
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LA - en SN - 1948-5182 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v3.i10.275 ID - ref1 ER -