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Targeting school children in marketing campaigns for sports supplements: Is it ethical?

By Harris on 31 May, 2016 in Evox, GNC, Jack3d, Nutritech, OxyElite Pro, Sports Supplement, USN
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Posted 31 May 2016

On 17 April 2016, the journalist, Elaine Swanepoel drew our attention in the Afrikaans Sunday newspaper, Die Rapport, to USN targeting and marketing to sport supplements to children. Bizarrely, according to the report: “Yet says Albe Geldenhuys, head of USN, to Die Rapport, that primary school children should not under any circumstances be using supplements”. The text of this article, and commentary, is reproduced here.

In the South African Sports Medicine Association (SASMA) May 2016 newsletter, the selling of sports supplements to schoolchildren is addressed.

“SASMA considers such aggressive marketing as highly irresponsible, dangerous and somewhat unethical as the youth who are involved in the schooling system are vulnerable targets”
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Diet supplements threat to liver

By Harris on 25 January, 2016 in Evox, Nutritech, OxyElite Pro, USN
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Posted 25 January 2016

From the Medical Journal Australia:

CLINICIANS have been warned to be alert to the possible role of herbal and dietary supplements in cases of hepatotoxicity in the wake of a West Australian man experiencing severe drug-induced liver injury (DILI) after taking a protein and weight loss supplement.

A case report published in the Medical Journal of Australia outlined the experience of a 26-year-old Indigenous man who presented with severe liver injury 10 weeks after taking a whey protein supplement containing green tea extract as well as a dietary supplement containing Garcinia cambogia for just 1 week. The researchers reported that the patient had no previous medical history, did not drink to excess, was not taking medications regularly, and did not smoke or use illicit substances.

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U.S. files criminal charges against sellers of Jack3d, other supplements

By Harris on 26 November, 2015 in OxyElite Pro
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Posted 26 November 2015
This article, written by Diane Bartz, (here as fair use) was published in Reuters on Tue Nov 17, 2015.
The Federal Trade Commission filed lawsuits against USPlabs (Jack3D, OxyElite Pro) for the unlawful sale of nutritional supplements, and Sunrise Nutraceuticals LLC, Health Nutrition Products and NPB Advertising Inc, alleging that they sold or advertised deceptive or unproven workout or weight loss supplements.
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Supplement use might be a sign of disordered eating in men

By Harris on 8 October, 2015 in Biogen, Evox, Nutritech, OxyElite Pro, Sports Supplement, Supplements, USN
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Posted 08 October 2015

A recent study suggests that the growing use of dietary supplements in men, driven by the need to attain an ideal body image, might signal a new kind of disordered eating. Researchers found that of 195 men who had admitted to taking legal dietary supplements, such as whey protein, creatine, or L-carnitine, over 40% had increased supplement use over time, and 22% had replaced regular meals with dietary supplements that were not meant to be used that way. Furthermore, 29% of the men actually expressed concern about their increased supplement use, 8% had been advised by their physician to cut back on supplement use, and 3% had been admitted to the hospital for kidney or liver damage associated with dietary supplements.

From Natural Medicines Integrative Medicine Newsletter

Reference:
Achiro R. Excessive Workout Supplement Use: An Emerging Eating Disorder in Men. Aug. 8, … Read the rest

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Do sports drinks and energy bars make you a better athlete?

By Harris on 15 September, 2015 in Evox, Nutritech, OxyElite Pro, USN
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Posted 15 September 2015

This video from CBC news, investigates whether sports drinks and energy bars make you a better athlete. Mmmm, not really. And the amount of sugar in the products!

So how much sugar in USN’s Ener-G Sports Energy Hydration Drink? Will you be surprised to know that 500 of drink contains  just over 18 gm of sugar, that is around 4.5  teaspoons of sugar? (4 grams of white sugar (granulated) is equal to 1 teaspoon of sugar)

http://www.usn.co.za/product/core-muscle/muscle-support/energ-sports-106.html

 

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USN/Evox Protein supplements: what you need to know

By Harris on 26 August, 2015 in Evox, Nutritech, OxyElite Pro, USN
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Posted 26 August 2015

Prof Tim Crowe, Associate Professor in Nutrition at Deakin University, wrote this piece for The Conversation. Titled, Health Check: here’s what you need to know about protein supplements,  it makes the point as we have pointed out on CamCheck before, that very few individuals, even sportsmen and women, need protein supplements.

But the decision to use them is based more on slick marketing claims than anything else; protein supplements offer few real performance benefits that an athlete’s normal diet isn’t already delivering.

Continue reading at The Conversation.

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Melamine contamination in South African nutritional supplements

By Harris on 21 July, 2015 in Evox, Nutritech, OxyElite Pro, Sports Supplement, Supplements, USN
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Posted 21 July 2015

This South African study by Gary Gabriels et al., found that “47 % of all the sport supplements tested (n = 138) tested positive for melamine. Eight-two % of the South African produced products (n = 27) tested positive and 58 % of the products imported into South Africa (n = 50) tested positive. The median concentration estimate for melamine in the products tested were, 6.0 μg/g for the 138 supplements tested, 8.9 μg/g for South African produced products, and 6.9 μg/g for products imported into South Africa.” (Highest was 76.4  μg/g)

However, “The melamine (undeclared on product label) levels detected in the nutritional supplements products investigated were within the Tolerable Daily intake (TDI) limit guidelines of 200 μg/g as set by WHO and others. Melamine over exposure within the context of the nutritional supplements consumption in the products investigated should not be … Read the rest

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OxyElite Pro – Potentially dangerous!

By Harris on 1 November, 2013 in OxyElite Pro
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Posted 01 November 2013

Consumers kept in dark about risky supplement

Sunday Times 27 October 2013

Local pharmacies pull product off shelves after Sunday Times investigation, writes Megan Power

OxyElitePro A POTENTIALLY life-threatening sports supplement was still being sold to unsuspecting South African consumers this week despite a safety alert issued in the US two weeks ago.It was only after the Sunday Times raised the alarm that the imported weight-loss and preworkout supplement OxyElite Pro was withdrawn from shelves late on Friday.
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