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Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Evidence links ephedra with risk of heart, psychiatric, gastrointestinal disorders
March 31st, 2003
A comprehensive evaluation of scientific reports has found that there is not sufficient evidence to support the use of the dietary supplement ephedra to enhance athletic performance, or promote long-term weight loss, but that the use of ephedra is linked with important health risks, such as heart palpitations and psychiatric, gastrointestinal, and nervous system problems, according to a new report. Ephedra and ephedrine are used for weight loss or to enhance athletic performance, but the efficacy and safety of these compounds have been uncertain. The use of products containing ephedra alkaloids has garnered a great deal of recent attention, due in part to a number of...
Source: Pain & Central Nervous System Week (2003-03-31)
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