Guest guest Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 Pam, responded in msg #6780. ellen > > > > > > > > fyi, i posted this few months ago, so buyer beware on choosing > > > your brands. > > > > if you are not getting results with a supplement, research > > > Consumer Lab > > > > and/or try a different brand because you might not be getting what > > > they > > > > claim. (note one of the brands only contained 19% of amount > > > claimed!!) > > > > > > > > (comsumerLab is nonprofit org that i support. it is only org that > > > tests > > > > vitamins to see if what they claim is what you get. please > > > consider a > > > > subscription for this valuable info.) > > > > > > > > http://www.consumerlab.com/results/milkthistle.asp > > <http://www.consumerlab.com/results/milkthistle.asp> > > > > > > > > What CL Found: > > > > Among nine milk thistle supplements selected for testing, only two > > > contained > > > > the expected amounts of silymarin compounds. The following > > > products failed > > > > to provide the expected amounts of silymarin: > > > > > > > > Enzymatic Therapy™ Milk Thistle X — only 59.2% of its claimed > > > silymarin > > > > > > > > Nature's Apothecary® Milk Thistle — only 19.5% of the expected > > > silymarin > > > > > > > > Planetary Herbals™ Full Spectrum™ Silymarin 80 — only 64% of its > > > expected > > > > silymarin > > > > > > > > Rainbow Light® Milk Thistle Plus — 83.8% of its claimed silymarin. > > > It also > > > > contained 1.1 mcg of lead per daily serving, exceeding the State of > > > > California limit > > > > > > > > Rite Aid Milk Thistle 200 mg contained only 65.8% of its claimed > > > silymarin > > > > Whole Foods™ Standardized Milk Thistle 100 mg contained only 64% > > > of its > > > > claimed silymarin > > > > > > > > Designs for health® Milk Thistle did not identify the part of milk > > > thistle > > > > utilized (normally, the seed), thus violating FDA labeling > > > requirements and > > > > disqualifying it from further review. > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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