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Chen GC, Ramanathan VS, Law D, et al. Acute liver injury induced by weight-loss herbal supplements. World J Hepatol. 2010;2(11):410-5doi: 10.4254/wjh.v2.i11.410.
Chen, G. C., Ramanathan, V. S., Law, D., Funchain, P., Chen, G. C., French, S., Shlopov, B., Eysselein, V., Chung, D., Reicher, S., & Pham, B. V. (2010). Acute liver injury induced by weight-loss herbal supplements. World journal of hepatology, 2(11), 410-5. https://doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v2.i11.410
Chen, Gary C, et al. "Acute liver injury induced by weight-loss herbal supplements." World journal of hepatology vol. 2,11 (2010): 410-5. doi: https://doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v2.i11.410
Chen GC, Ramanathan VS, Law D, Funchain P, Chen GC, French S, Shlopov B, Eysselein V, Chung D, Reicher S, Pham BV. Acute liver injury induced by weight-loss herbal supplements. World J Hepatol. 2010 Nov 27;2(11):410-5. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v2.i11.410. PMID: 21173910; PMCID: PMC3004035.
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World J Hepatol. 2010 Nov 27;2(11):410-5. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v2.i11.410.

Acute liver injury induced by weight-loss herbal supplements.

World journal of hepatology

Gary C Chen, Vivek S Ramanathan, David Law, Pauline Funchain, George C Chen, Samuel French, Boris Shlopov, Viktor Eysselein, David Chung, Sonya Reicher, Binh V Pham

Affiliations

  1. Gary C Chen, Vivek S Ramanathan, David Law, Pauline Funchain, George C Chen, Samuel French, Boris Shlopov, Viktor Eysselein, David Chung, Sonya Reicher, Binh V Pham, Department of Gastroenterology and Pathology, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90509, United States.

PMID: 21173910 PMCID: PMC3004035 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v2.i11.410

Abstract

We report three cases of patients with acute liver injury induced by weight-loss herbal supplements. One patient took Hydroxycut while the other two took Herbalife supplements. Liver biopsies for all patients demonstrated findings consistent with drug-induced acute liver injury. To our knowledge, we are the first institute to report acute liver injury from both of these two types of weight-loss herbal supplements together as a case series. The series emphasizes the importance of taking a cautious approach when consuming herbal supplements for the purpose of weight loss.

Keywords: Hepatotoxicity; Herbal; Herbalife; Hydroxycut; Weight-loss

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