| 1 | Take bitter orange extract, a substance that has replaced ephedra as an ingredient in many weight-loss supplements. | |
| 2 | The ban applies to dietary supplements but not herbal teas, which may still contain this herb. | |
| 3 | Ephedra was banned in 2004 after causing more than 16, 000 adverse events, including several cases of stroke and death. | |
| 4 | The weight-loss busts are plenty: Meridia (heart attacks, strokes), Fen-phen (heart risk), Rimonabant (suicidal thoughts), ephedra (heart attacks, strokes). | |
| 5 | And while each new generation of skinny pills has so far proven more dangerous than effective - remember fen-phen and ephedra? - experts continue their search for a safe diet pill that works. |
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