Is Ephedrine-Free Xenadrine Just As Effective?
When a 44 year-old man died from acute coronary artery thrombosis approximately 3 weeks after beginning daily use of a dietary supplement containing ephedrine, several manufacturers of products containing ephedra were alerted to the potential side-effects. Between December of 1993 and September of 1995, the Bureau of Food and Drug Safety, Texas Department of Health received approximately 500 reports of adverse events in persons who had taken products containing ephedrine and the ephedra alkaloids pseudoephedrine, norephedrine, and N-methylephedrine. As a result, companies even began changing their formulations or offering alternatives. For instance, Cytodyne Technologies responded by replacing their Xenadrine RFA-1 product with the ephedra-free Xenadrine EFX. It looks like Cytodyne has done a great job with formulating Xenadrine EFX. It’s been on the market for sometime now, and it’s had great reviews and results on fat loss and weight control. There’s an optimal mix of ingredients in
