FDA To Ban Ephedra
The FDA recently announced that it plans to prohibit sales of products containing ephedra, a stimulant sold primarily for weight loss. What do you think?
Donald Clark,
Systems Analyst
"If they ban ephedra, they're just going to drive fat people out into the streets for their weight-loss fix."
Alan King,
Unemployed
"This is bullshit. I contacted the FDA after my cousin swallowed three wooden blocks and died, and you still see those on the market."
Steve Hernandez,
Cook
"Well, for now, I can get along fine with bitter orange, royal jelly, and the lichen derivative usnic acid."
Martha Nelson,
Product Tester
"How terrible! Americans have no other options for weight-loss products."
Angela Hall,
Teacher
"You can ban the drug ephedra, but you'll never be able to ban what ephedra stands for."
Gregory Green,
Professor
"Why is it always the drugs that suffer when people get hurt?"
