July 28, 2017
Don’t fall for “all natural” claims
Some dietary supplements are marketed as “all natural,” but do you know that this is actually an unregulated marketing term? So just because a product claims to be “all natural” doesn’t automatically make it safe.
In fact, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that products marketed as “all natural” might contain ingredients that could interact with medications or be harmful to people with certain medical conditions or may even contain hidden drug ingredients. For example, according to FDA, supplements marketed as “all natural” sexual-enhancement products might be tainted with the same active ingredients found in prescription drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction.
Not only could you potentially be consuming multiple drug ingredients, you could be consuming them in amounts even greater than prescription doses. Either way, these types of products can put your health and career in danger.
For more information, please read FDA’s “Consumer Update on ‘All Natural’ Alternatives…”
https://www.opss.org/articles/don%E2%80%99t-fall-%E2%80%9Call-natural%E2%80%9D-claims