07.01.03
ConsumerLab.com, White Plains, NY, recently reported that only two-thirds of the saw palmetto supplements it evaluated contained ingredients similar to those known to work in clinical studies. It also identified two products with doses that were about half the amount known to work. Further, two other products indicated on their labels that they were made from saw palmetto extracts having lower amounts of fatty acids and sterols than the standard 85%-95%. Lastly, a fifth product was found to contain high levels of sterols and specific fatty acids.