Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) has once again withdrawn from the market a dietary supplement containing an active ingredient in sufficient quantities to be considered a drug. In this case we are talking about Slimming capsules Juliette L-carnitine Lepidum.
These weight loss capsules are advertised as a supplement based on natural compounds. However they contain sibutraminean anorexigenic substance that can cause serious health effects.
They are known as anorexigenic connections that reduce appetite. In this case, it also helps burn more calories, so there will be those who find these weight loss capsules effective. The problem is that sibutramine had previously been used in prescription drugs and was eventually withdrawn due to high incidence. cardiovascular diseases among its consumers. To make matters worse, its presence is not indicated in Juliette’s labeling, making it a misleading advertisement, as stated in the AEMPS statement.
Illegal additive crossing the border
These slimming capsules are manufactured in Moroccowhere they have their own legislation. Although they indicate on their Instagram account that the supplement has medical registration in Spain, AEMPS was not informed about its composition.
So when the agency was alerted Civil Guard and Customs Service of Ceuta, The consignment attempting to cross the border was seized and laboratory tests were carried out to determine its composition. This is how the presence of sibutramine was discovered.
It has been proven that this compound, in addition to the anorexigenic effect that is so in demand in weight loss capsules, increases and heart rate and blood pressure. Therefore it is related to the development arrhythmias, coronary heart disease and stroke in some patients.
Why are weight loss capsules dangerous?
In January of this year, AEMPS had already discontinued other weight loss capsules very similar to these. It was a supplement HHS A1 L-carnitine lepidum and the reason was exactly the same.
In both cases, it was assumed that it was L-carnitine that had the weight-loss effect, since its role in the body mobilize fats transporting lipids to mitochondria where they are used for energy. But in fact, in the case of this supplement, as in the case of Juliet, the cause was much more alarming: sibutramine.
This compound is dangerous even when stated. In 2010 Its marketing has been suspended in the European Union. due to harmful effects on the cardiovascular system.
Therefore, much attention is paid to weight loss capsules, which are positioned as supposedly natural compounds. food additives They should not be subject to the same strict controls as drugs. So sometimes they may try to introduce these free riders into their lineup.
In this case, AEMPS removed the batch seized in Ceuta and all those on the Spanish market. This is a precautionary measure for now, but unless its composition changes, they will no longer be able to be sold in Spain.
Source: Hiper Textual
