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Missouri Attorney General Sues Hydroxycut Marketer

  Quackwatch Home Page Missouri Attorney General Sues Hydroxycut Marketer Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon has filed a false advertising suit against the marketers of Hydroxycut, an epehdra-containing product claimed to be a safe and “clinically proven fat burner.” The suit charges that the manufacturer, MuscleTech Research and Development Inc., of Mississauga, Ontario, had: Failed to disclose that the product contained ephedra or that ephredra posed serious health risks. Failed to disclose that its own research showed that Hydroxycut has no efficacy as compared to placebo with the possible exception of an appetite-suppressing effect. Manipulated “research” results by failing to disclose when subjects dropped out because of adverse effects, including one case in which hospital care was required. Used “before” and “after” photographs obtained with …