‘’OxyElite Pro’’ Induced Fulminant Hepatotoxicity

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  • Ahmed Abu Shanab
  • Masood Iqbal
چکیده

Around 35% of adults or more are overweight according to a report by Global Health Observatory (GHO). In the absence of proven medical therapeutics, the use of dietary supplements to effect weight loss has increased and under much less scrutiny by regulatory agencies like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA). For many, these approaches represent apparent alternatives to failed attempts at weight loss with the use of more conventional approaches [1]. Hepatotoxicity from supplements is a growing problem while the internet facilitates obtaining these agents across national regulatory boundaries.

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تاریخ انتشار 2018