Maintenance Phase
The Diet Crimes of Metabolife
Published: 12 February 2026 at 10:00 Europe/London
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The rags-to-riches tale of how an illegal methamphetamine manufacturer became a legal methamphetamine manufacturer.
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Links!
- How the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 Weakened the FDA
- Mad About Metabolife
- Stimulant Propels Diet Empire
- The dangers of the herb ephedra - Harvard Health
- An Historical Review of Steps and Missteps in the Discovery of Anti-Obesity Drugs
- Weight Loss the Herbal Way: No All-Natural Silver Bullet
- Over-the-Counter-Strategy - The Washington Post
- Anxious Pill-Maker Puts ABC Interview on the Web
- A 'Neutral' Comment, a Company's Tough Reaction
- Metabolife Intern., Inc. v. Wornick (S.D. Cal. 1999)
- Ephedra hearings in the US House of Representatives
- Expert Panel Finds Flaws In Diet Pill Safety Study
- Letter Urging a Criminal Investigation of Metabolife - Public Citizen
- Perspective; Regulation of Dietary Drugs Is Long Overdue
- No Limit, for Now, on a Dieting Supplement
- U.S. Bans Dietary Supplement Linked to Number of Deaths
Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!
