Slimming to the Death: Herbalife®-Associated Fatal Acute Liver Failure-Heavy Metals, Toxic Compounds, Bacterial Contaminants and Psychotropic Agents in Products Sold in India

Cyriac A Philips; Philip Augustine; Sasidharan Rajesh; Solomon K John; Gopakumar C Valiathan; Jos Mathew; Sameer Phalke; Kuruveetil L Antony

doi:10.1016/j.jceh.2018.08.002

Slimming to the Death: Herbalife®-Associated Fatal Acute Liver Failure-Heavy Metals, Toxic Compounds, Bacterial Contaminants and Psychotropic Agents in Products Sold in India

J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2019 Mar-Apr;9(2):268-272. doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2018.08.002. Epub 2018 Aug 28.

Authors

Cyriac A Philips¹, Philip Augustine¹, Sasidharan Rajesh¹, Solomon K John¹, Gopakumar C Valiathan¹, Jos Mathew¹, Sameer Phalke², Kuruveetil L Antony³

Affiliations

¹ The Liver Unit, The Cochin Gastroenterology Group, Ernakulam Medical Centre, Kochi, Kerala 682028 India.
² Medgenome Labs, Narayana Health City, Bommasandra, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560099 India.
³ Envirodesigns Ecolabs, Eco Tower, Palarivattom, Kochi, Kerala 682025 India.

PMID: 31024209
DOI: 10.1016/j.jceh.2018.08.002

Abstract

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Keywords: AIH, Autoimmune Hepatitis; BL, Butyrolactones; HDSs, Herbal and Dietary Supplements; HILI; Herbal supplements; ULN, Upper Limit of Normal; liver disease; obesity; weight loss.