Medical Studies

• Rand Studies:
  • Ephedra and Ephedrine for Weight Loss and Athletic Performance Enhancement: Clinical Efficacy and Side Effects.
  • Efficacy and safety of ephedra and ephedrine (abstract)
• Annals of Internal Medicine
  • The Relative Safety of Ephedra Compared with Other Herbal Products

Medical Advice

• The American Heart Association urges ban of Ephedra.
  (AHA web site 4/3/03)
  
  
• Consumer Reports medical experts offer this advice:
  
  • Don't take supplements or any products containing ephedra. Be wary of products containing bitter orange or synephrine. Counsel your children against taking them.
    
    
  • Report adverse health effects from any dietary supplement to the Food and Drug Administration, at 800-FDA-1088 or at www.fda.gov/medwatch.
    
    
  • Before you take any dietary supplement, discuss it with your physician.