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Two Patients with Acute Liver Injury Associated with Use of the Herbal Weight-Loss Supplement Hydroxycut
- Tyler Stevens, MD;
- Asif Qadri, MD; and
- Nizar N. Zein, MD
- From the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44118.
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TO THE EDITOR:
Background: Many herbal supplements contain compounds that are potentially hepatotoxic (1). Newly formulated Hydroxycut (MuscleTech, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) is a concoction of plant extracts designed to speed weight loss by increasing metabolism and curbing appetite (2).
Objective: To report 2 cases of severe hepatotoxicity associated with use …
