April 1 2008, 8:32 am PT | Posted in: Drugs (Cause Hair Loss)
From the article –
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers in 15 states about the link between a dietary supplement and adverse side effects including “significant hair loss.”
The distributor of “Total Body Formula” and “Total Body Mega Formula” has voluntarily recalled the dietary supplement products after 23 individuals suffered “serious reactions” within seven to 10 days of ingesting the liquid supplements, the FDA said in a news release.
Full text — FDA Warns ‘Significant Hair Loss’ Linked to Dietary Supplement
This is a significant news story on the potential dangers of dietary supplements, which I hope many of our readers take to heart. There are no free rides in this world.
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Does anybody know how many micrograms of selenium a one (daily) dose of this supplement contained? And does anyone know how many micrograms of selenium, consumed daily, exceed what is considered healthy? I use a different vitamin/mineral supplement myself called mivototal, which, if followed the dose given on the bottle will give 50 micrograms selenium. I, however, only take half the dose so that leaves me with 25 additional micrograms a day.
Thanks in advance for any answer to my question!