Many resort to taking weight loss pills in the quest of achieving a perfect body. However, some dietary supplements have dangerous side effects; sometimes it even lead to death.
On Sunday, the Dubai Municipality announced a ban on a Chinese slimming product “Natural Chinese Medicine Magic Slim”.
“Dubai municipality prohibits the sale of the product in the local market,” the market,” it said in an Instagram post.
The product has been banned for containing banned pharmaceutical ingredients sibutramine and phenolphthalein which several medical studies around the world linked to increased risk of high blood pressure, seizures, heart attack, and stroke.
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