Swaminathan S

Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School (Formerly UMDNJ-NJMS), Newark, NJ, USA

Publications

• Case Report   
  Hydroxycut‑induced Liver Toxicity
  Author(s): Kaswala DH*, Shah S, Patel N, Raisoni S and Swaminathan S
  
  In the recent era, use of various nutritional supplements is highly encouraged amongst the people of United States. Weight loss supplements are major part of the nutritional supplements and their usage is unregulated in the US. Obesity is a major health concern in the US and Americans spend around $30 billion a year for weight loss supplements. At times, these supplements can be responsible for documented or undocumented adverse drug effects. The health consequences related to these supplements are often overlooked by the general public, even though FDA issues advisories regarding them. One common supplement used for weight loss was Hydroxycut (Iovate Health Sciences Research, Oakville, Ontario, Canada). Hydroxycut was recalled from the market after a FDA warning in May 2009 because of 23 reports of serious health problems ranging from jaundice and elevated liver enzymes to liver dama.. Read More»