Not All Ephedra Products Banned by FDA -- Is Politics the Reason?

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And more important is why the full herbals that have ephedra as a naturally

occuring ingredient should be banned, as they are much more safe than either of

the ones that this person is talking about? Politics, pure and simple, well I

think that corruption is a more accurate word. Follow the money. It is done by

buying the best politicians that money can buy. Frank

 

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Not All Ephedra Products Banned by FDA -- Is Politics the Reason? Asks Author

Ben Kennedy Provided by PR Newswire on 4/27/2004

 

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Apr 27, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- On April 12, 2004, all

Ephedra products were banned by the FDA. Or were they? According to the FDA,

Ephedra presents an unreasonable risk of illness or injury however the exact

same ingredient is found in many common over-the-counter cold, flu and asthma

medications readily available at drug and grocery stores. According to author

Ben Kennedy the exclusion of such products by the FDA is proof that the Ephedra

ban was political and has nothing to do with the safety of Ephedra.

In his recently released book " Why is America So Fat? " Mr. Kennedy explains why

only some Ephedra products were banned while others remain on the market in

spite of the supposed ban. The evidence as presented by Mr. Kennedy is simple to

understand and compelling. Mr. Kennedy shows examples of the products banned by

the FDA as well as examples of those that remain on the market. He shows how the

label listing of Ephedra is identical in both banned and non-banned products.

The only explanation, according to Mr. Kennedy, is that the FDA was politically

influenced by the manufacturers of the protected products to eliminate their

competitors' products.

With obesity a major problem in the United States (estimates of 40% of the

population being obese by 2008), it is critical that banning Ephedra weight-

loss products be based on science and not on politics. The question that the FDA

needs to answer is why were only some Ephedra products, especially the Ephedra

weight-loss products, banned while other Ephedra products are allowed to remain

on the market. If Ephedra is as dangerous as the FDA claims then they should

require the removal of every product that contains Ephedra. Mr. Kennedy shows

how this has not happened and includes some startling pictures of excluded

Ephedra products designed for infants with pictures of little babies right on

the labels. Somehow these Ephedra products escaped the FDA's ban. What else can

explain the FDA's bias than politics?

Contact:

Ben Kennedy

502-523-8483

www.WhyIsAmericaSoFat.com

 

 

 

 

 

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