She was 'taking things with ephedra in it,' and says, 'If I could go back and talk to myself I'd be like, 'Here's how you do it the right way.''
Even Carrie Underwood admitted in an interview with People that in 2005, she turned to weight-loss supplements to slim down. But this is a huge wake-up call to those who are trying to lose weight this way. The study only tracked hospital visits, not deaths, so there's no data about how many of these visits were fatal. Under a 1994 federal law, supplements are considered safe until proven otherwise and, unlike prescriptions, don't need the FDA's approval and don't need to list side effects on the label.
The business of diet pills is a rapidly growing $32 billion a year industry, and the health of consumers is at risk because of the low level of regulation.
