Adulteration of the Herbal Weight Loss Products by the Illegal Addition of Synthetic Antiobesity Medications: A Pilot Study

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Drug</td><td class="align_center" colspan="3">Drug concentration (mg/cap)</td><td class="align_center" colspan="3">Daily intake (mg/kg body weight)</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">Mean (mg/cap)</td><td class="align_center">Minimum (mg/cap)</td><td class="align_center">Maximum (mg/cap)</td><td class="align_center">Mean ± SD</td><td class="align_center">Minimum</td><td class="align_center">Maximum</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Sibutramine</td><td class="align_center">17.76 ± 6.02</td><td class="align_center">4.38</td><td class="align_center">26.37</td><td class="align_center">35.53 ± 12.23</td><td class="align_center">8.76</td><td class="align_center">52.74</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="7"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>The sibutramine level and its daily intake through consumption of herbal medicine.</div>

Journal of Obesity

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Table 3: Adulteration of the Herbal Weight Loss Products by the Illegal Addition of Synthetic Antiobesity Medications: A Pilot Study 