05.01.02
ConsumerLab.com
Reviews Products
ConsumerLab.com, White Plains, NY, said 24 of 26 nutrition powders and drinks that it recently evaluated met their label claims for carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. Two nutrition powders failed to pass ConsumerLab.com’s review because they contained the herbal ingredient stevia, which has not been approved for food use in the U.S. due to inadequate safety data. The two products that contained stevia were labeled as foods, not supplements.
In other news, a study conducted by ConsumerLab.com found that supplement users avoid prescription drugs due to side effects and not cost. The survey explored the use of supplements versus other forms of treatment such as prescription drugs, diet and exercise for various health conditions.
Finally, ConsumerLab.com has released the results of its review of weight loss, slimming and diabetes-management supplements, with a focus on products containing conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), pyruvate and chromium. Four out of the eight products did not pass the company’s evaluation as one product contained only 5% of the labeled amount of chromium; another chromium product was found to contain a very small amount of a toxic form of chromium (chromium VI); another product whose name included the words “Pyruvate 1000” and claimed “1000 mg of pyruvate complex” was considered potentially misleading as it was found to have only 240 mg of pyruvate and the last product contained only 85% of its claimed amount of pyruvate.
Reviews Products
ConsumerLab.com, White Plains, NY, said 24 of 26 nutrition powders and drinks that it recently evaluated met their label claims for carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. Two nutrition powders failed to pass ConsumerLab.com’s review because they contained the herbal ingredient stevia, which has not been approved for food use in the U.S. due to inadequate safety data. The two products that contained stevia were labeled as foods, not supplements.
In other news, a study conducted by ConsumerLab.com found that supplement users avoid prescription drugs due to side effects and not cost. The survey explored the use of supplements versus other forms of treatment such as prescription drugs, diet and exercise for various health conditions.
Finally, ConsumerLab.com has released the results of its review of weight loss, slimming and diabetes-management supplements, with a focus on products containing conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), pyruvate and chromium. Four out of the eight products did not pass the company’s evaluation as one product contained only 5% of the labeled amount of chromium; another chromium product was found to contain a very small amount of a toxic form of chromium (chromium VI); another product whose name included the words “Pyruvate 1000” and claimed “1000 mg of pyruvate complex” was considered potentially misleading as it was found to have only 240 mg of pyruvate and the last product contained only 85% of its claimed amount of pyruvate.