Ischemic colitis is a condition that usually occurs in the elderly, as a form of vascular disease. However, ischemic colitis also occurs, though rarely, in healthy young adults. Moreover, food supplements containing Ephedra sinica or ma huang have been linked to adverse central nervous and
OBJECTIVE
To examine long-term safety and efficacy for weight loss of an herbal Ma Huang and Kola nut supplement (90/192 mg/day ephedrine alkaloids/caffeine).
METHODS
Six-month randomized, double-blind placebo controlled trial.
METHODS
A total of 167 subjects (body mass index (BMI) 31.8+/-4.1
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