What the peer-reviewed scientific literature has to say about Herbalife® supplements.
Herbalife® Supplement Liver Toxicity
What else appears natural but may wreak havoc? Herbalife likes to show us before and after pictures like this, but this is the kind of after picture they don’t want us to see. Case reports are pouring in. Herbalife-induced liver injury. Acute hepatotoxicity, severe hepatotoxicity.
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- Stickel F. Slimming at all costs: Herbalife-induced liver injury. J Hepatol. 2007 Oct;47(4):444-6. Epub 2007 Jul 27.
- Elinav E, Pinsker G, Safadi R, Pappo O, Bromberg M, Anis E, Keinan-Boker L, Broide E, Ackerman Z, Kaluski DN, Lev B, Shouval D. Association between consumption of Herbalife nutritional supplements and acute hepatotoxicity. J Hepatol. 2007 Oct;47(4):514-20. Epub 2007 Jul 26.
- Schoepfer AM, Engel A, Fattinger K, Marbet UA, Criblez D, Reichen J, Zimmermann A, Oneta CM. Herbal does not mean innocuous: ten cases of severe hepatotoxicity associated with dietary supplements from Herbalife products. J Hepatol. 2007 Oct;47(4):521-6. Epub 2007 Jul 24.
What else appears natural but may wreak havoc? Herbalife likes to show us before and after pictures like this, but this is the kind of after picture they don’t want us to see. Case reports are pouring in. Herbalife-induced liver injury. Acute hepatotoxicity, severe hepatotoxicity.
To see any graphs, charts, graphics, images, and quotes to which Dr. Greger may be referring, watch the above video. This is just an approximation of the audio contributed by veganmontreal.
Please consider volunteering to help out on the site.
- Stickel F. Slimming at all costs: Herbalife-induced liver injury. J Hepatol. 2007 Oct;47(4):444-6. Epub 2007 Jul 27.
- Elinav E, Pinsker G, Safadi R, Pappo O, Bromberg M, Anis E, Keinan-Boker L, Broide E, Ackerman Z, Kaluski DN, Lev B, Shouval D. Association between consumption of Herbalife nutritional supplements and acute hepatotoxicity. J Hepatol. 2007 Oct;47(4):514-20. Epub 2007 Jul 26.
- Schoepfer AM, Engel A, Fattinger K, Marbet UA, Criblez D, Reichen J, Zimmermann A, Oneta CM. Herbal does not mean innocuous: ten cases of severe hepatotoxicity associated with dietary supplements from Herbalife products. J Hepatol. 2007 Oct;47(4):521-6. Epub 2007 Jul 24.
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