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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
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    elphie754 wrote: »
    diannethegeek wrote: »
    Is this the one that's been linked to liver failure? I can't keep these products straight.

    Pretty sure it is.

    Yep
  • c_pantojas
    c_pantojas Posts: 47 Member
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    Elphie that is something worth taking into consideration. Well it's been 3 mos so far. I have another months worth of product left, I'm not opposed to trying products that are similar especially if they are cheaper! And I will definitely give an update!
  • c_pantojas
    c_pantojas Posts: 47 Member
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    Phentermine is linked to heart failure but people still pop them like candy
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
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    Cheaper and don't carry the risk of liver damage. Even if I still had 3 months left of product, I'd toss it.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    edited March 2016
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    elphie754 wrote: »
    Cheaper and don't carry the risk of liver damage. Even if I still had 3 months left of product, I'd toss it.

    Quoted wrong post sorry Elphie
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
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    c_pantojas wrote: »
    Phentermine is linked to heart failure but people still pop them like candy

    People jump off bridges too, would you just because others do it?
  • c_pantojas
    c_pantojas Posts: 47 Member
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    Thanks for the input everyone. Calling it a night
  • c_pantojas
    c_pantojas Posts: 47 Member
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    elphie754 wrote: »
    c_pantojas wrote: »
    Phentermine is linked to heart failure but people still pop them like candy

    People jump off bridges too, would you just because others do it?

    I don't take phentermine, my point was that too much of anything is bad. Especially if it's abused
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
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    c_pantojas wrote: »
    Phentermine is linked to heart failure but people still pop them like candy

    And that is stupid!
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    edited March 2016
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    c_pantojas wrote: »
    Elphie that is something worth taking into consideration. Well it's been 3 mos so far. I have another months worth of product left, I'm not opposed to trying products that are similar especially if they are cheaper! And I will definitely give an update!
    @c_pantojas

    That's great that you'd consider safer products that are far less costly.... protein powders vary in how healthy they are, how much protein they contain, sugar etc. There are many to chose from... great bunch of ppl on here to get ideas from. @elphie754 brought up with a good idea to try.


    As members above have shared... foremost it's calorie deficit and as you shared if you have a need for an on the go meal or extra protein... that's an add on. :)

    Congrats on the weight dropped with your calorie deficit. :) That's fantastic!!
  • c_pantojas
    c_pantojas Posts: 47 Member
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    Thank you :)
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
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    c_pantojas wrote: »
    elphie754 wrote: »
    c_pantojas wrote: »
    Phentermine is linked to heart failure but people still pop them like candy

    People jump off bridges too, would you just because others do it?

    I don't take phentermine, my point was that too much of anything is bad. Especially if it's abused

    Except liver damage was not from "too much" or "abuse" of the product, it was from the recommended amount.
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
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    c_pantojas wrote: »
    Phentermine is linked to heart failure but people still pop them like candy

    doesn't make it right or mean they have any sense in their head! :#

    From what I've read, heard from former users of herbalife products on MFP liver failure doesn't necessarily take years with garbage products. Just like phentermine can effect someone's heart the first time they take it and not effect someone else's until down the road.

    Is it worth the risk to lose a wee bit faster than everyone else? Nah, calorie deficit and that's steady and stays off. You stop a product and you can watch the weight go right back on. Those days are long over for me...
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
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    elphie754 wrote: »
    c_pantojas wrote: »
    elphie754 wrote: »
    c_pantojas wrote: »
    Phentermine is linked to heart failure but people still pop them like candy

    People jump off bridges too, would you just because others do it?

    I don't take phentermine, my point was that too much of anything is bad. Especially if it's abused

    Except liver damage was not from "too much" or "abuse" of the product, it was from the recommended amount.

    ^^ exactly!
  • c_pantojas
    c_pantojas Posts: 47 Member
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    Ok I'll look it up. Thanks guys
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
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    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3004035/

    Two previous people required liver transplants, one actually died.

    https://www.consumeraffairs.com/nutrition/herbalife.htm

    Has horrible reviews.
  • c_pantojas
    c_pantojas Posts: 47 Member
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    Read the article after the second page I stopped because it also included other brands of diet products so basically what it boils down to is that no diet supplement is truly safe nor truly effective. It's a choice we all make to use or not no matter what brand.
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
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    c_pantojas wrote: »
    Read the article after the second page I stopped because it also included other brands of diet products so basically what it boils down to is that no diet supplement is truly safe nor truly effective. It's a choice we all make to use or not no matter what brand.


    If you read carefully it only mentions hydroxycut as also causing liver damage, but a bulk of both articles was about Herbalife.

    Hey, if you are willing to risk liver damage and potential death, it truly doesn't effect is. I however, would not.
  • Wetcoaster
    Wetcoaster Posts: 1,788 Member
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    Questioning Herbalife’s 'Research': Greenberg

    http://www.cnbc.com/id/46639027
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
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    HerbalIfe is poo.

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