Diet aids

Acutrim 16 Hour Steady Control Tablets. Acuttim is an appetite suppressant diet aid available without a prescription and marketed by CIBA Consumer Pharmaceuticals. The active ingredient is phenylpropanolamine hydrochloride [154-41 -6] a sympathomimetic amine (see Antiobesity drugs). Acutrim dehvers its dosage at a precisely controlled rate for up to 16 hours. This is achieved through the OROS technology. 

Agar is most familiar as the gelatinous growth medium used in petri dishes to culture bacteria. But it is also used in cooking as a gel for jellies and fillings. It is a soluble fiber, and as such it is quite useful as a laxative and diet aid. 

The use of diet aids began around 1900. Since then, many drugs have been used to assist with weight loss. Some of these drugs, while very effective, produced serious side effects. These side effects were often not recognized until many people became sick, or even died. 

Use print and electronic resources to study compounds that have been produced as diet aids, such as aspartame and olestra. How do these compounds work Are there drawbacks or risks involved in using these compounds Choose one compound, and conduct a risk-benefit analysis. 

Avoid tyramine-containing foods, beverages, and OTC products containing decongestants or dextromethorphan and products such as diet aids... 

Ephedra, Ma-huang Diet aid stimulant bronchodilator Central nervous system toxicity, cardiac toxicity Avoid in patients at risk for stroke, myocardial infarction, uncontrolled blood pressure, seizures, general anxiety disorder... 

Schedule III - These chemicals have less abuse potential that those in the first two categories but their abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence. Examples are certain opiods in limited quantities (codeine), and some nonopiods such as glutethimide(sedative), phendimetrazine(diet aide), and some barbiturates. 

The therapeutic treatment of obesity with caffeine is another controversial area of interest. Many over-the-counter diet aids contain caffeine, but it has not yet been determined whether there is a medically safe way to use caffeine as a fat fighter. A 2000 study showed that a combination of herbal ephedra and caffeine lowered participants body weight by both decreasing fat and decreasing the body mass index (BMI). Losses were 15 and 7 pounds for those taking the herbal supplement and a placebo, respectively. 

Germander Teucrium chamaedrys Leaves, tops Diet aid Hepatotoxicity Avoid... 

Lake CR, Zaloga G, Bray J, Rosenberg D, Chernow B. Transient hypertension after two phenylpropanolamine diet aids and the effects of caffeine a placebo-controlled follow-up study. Am J Med 1989 86(4) 427 132. 

QUESTION 10.2 Dinitrophenol (DNP) is an uncoupler used as a diet aid in the 1920s, until sev-... 

Cold medications or diet aids containing phenylpropanolamine can interfere with the action of antihypertensive agents. Phenylpropanolamine increases circulating levels of catecholamines, which can result in increased cardiac output and vascular tension. 

Ephedra (Ma-huang, sea grape, yellow horse) Bronchodilator, diet aid, CNS stimulant Hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias, stroke, seizures... 

Germander Diet aid, digestive aid, gastrointestinai dysfunction Multiple cases of hepatitis and death. (Still used as flavoring agent in USA)... 

Possession of unusual chemicals, such as large quantities of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), Coleman Fuel 7, toluene/paint thinner, acetone, alcohol, benzene, freon, chloroform, starting fluid, anhydrous ammonia, Heet, white gasoline, phenyl-2-propane, phenylacetone, phenylpropanolamine, iodine crystals, red phosphorous, black iodine, lye (Red Devil Lye), muriatic/hydrochloric acid, battery acid/sulfuric acid, Epsom salts, batteries/lithium, sodium metal, wooden matches, propane cylinders, bronchodialators, rock salt, diet aids, energy boosters, or cold/aUergy medications... 

GHB has been promoted as a growth honnone leleaser, muscle builder, diet aid, soporific, euphoriant, hallucinogen, antidepressant, alcohol substitute, and enhancer of sexual potency. GHB use in dance clubs and at rave parties commonly involves ingestion along with ethanol and other drugs. GHB has also become known as a... 

Cascara sagrada Rhamnus purshiana Cathartic in some diet aids Abdominal cramps, diarrhea fluid and electrolyte loss. 

The tables provide the averages of measurements taken at three different sites. Each feed material was usually the only protein source in the diet For each individual value of true digestibility, the apparent ileal digestibilities of the diet (AID in %) were estimated by using the basal endogenous losses characteristic of each site (EndobDMI i g), expressed in g/kg of ingested... 

The tissue richest in iron is blood. Haemoglobin contains 67 per cent of the total body iron (about 4 g in a healthy adult male). Out of the 10—30 mg that we take in each day, only 10 per cent is absorbed and required. Iron is more readily absorbed from the ferrous (Fe +) state but most dietary iron is in the ferric (Fe3+) state, so vitamin C in the diet aids in the absorption of iton from foods. Most iron is absorbed in the upper part of the small intestine. The mucosal cells contain an intracellular carrier. The iron that has been absorbed is then either stored with ferritin (as Fe ) or it binds to transferrin in the Fe state. Transferrin is an iron-transporting polypeptide in the plasma. It carries iron to sites of utilization or storage. 

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