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Stephen Cooper Ends Supplement Use

After serving four-game suspension, NFL superstar Stephen Cooper ends supplement use. Inside linebacker Cooper walked into the San Diego Chargers’ locker room on Monday carrying three cases of flavored bottled water.  After serving a four-game, NFL-imposed suspension for testing positive for a banned stimulant, Cooper vowed never to use supplements again and to stick with water to fortify his body. "Honestly, I’m not touching nothing," said Cooper, who took responsibility for making a mistake. "Supplements are out the door." Noting that a second suspension would... Read more »

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Consumer Alert!

Does Splenda Cause Weight Gain?

Most supplement companies use Splenda (a.k.a. Sucralose) to sweeten their protein powders, low-carb bars, RTDs etc. But according to findings of a new research study done at Duke University , Splenda may interfere with the absorption of nutrients and pharmaceuticals... Read more »

September 26, 2008 | 3 Comments


Supplement Law

Advanced Patch Technologies Pays $110,000 For False Claims

Marketers of a weight-loss patch called "Peel Away The Pounds" have agreed to pay $110,539 to settle FTC charges that they violated two consent orders by continuing to make false claims that their product causes substantial weight loss and weight loss... Read more »

October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment


New Product Release

Sustamine: Energy Boosting Miracle or Glutamine on Steroids?

Ingredients supplier Kyowa Hakko said it has completed the GRAS self-affirmation of its energy boosting dipeptide ingredient Sustamine, opening up the market for its use in foods and beverages. Sustamine, an L-Alanyl-L-Glutamine ingredient derived from the... Read more »

September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment


Muscle Research

MyTosterone Increases Testosterone By 50 Percent

Forget Testofen, there’s a new testosterone king on the block!  The makers of a new supplement ingredient called “MyTosterone” is none other than Triarco Industries makers of the popular “Aminogen”.  This week a clinical study published... Read more »

September 23, 2008 | 7 Comments