Selenium Poisoning (Toxicity) - Total Body Formula Distributed by Total Body Essential Nutrition, Inc.

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URGENT INFORMATION REGARDING SELENIUM POISONING (SELENOSIS) AND TOTAL BODY FORMULA DISTRIBUTED BY TOTAL BODY ESSENTIAL NUTRITION, INC.: The FDA has issued a news release regarding adverse events associated with Total Body Formula and Total Body Mega Formula, dietary supplements manufactured for Total Body Essential Nutrition, Inc.

As of April 11, 2008, 91 adverse reactions have been reported from Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia health departments. Persons in other states may also have experienced adverse reactions.

“Total Body Formula” products are sold in eight-ounce and 32-ounce plastic bottles. “Total Body Mega Formula” is sold in 32-ounce plastic bottles. Products with the following lot numbers are involved: Total Body Tropical Orange with lot numbers 4016801, 4024801 and 4031801; Total Body Peach Nectar with lot numbers 4016802 and 4031802; and Total Body Mega Orange/Tangerine with lot number 4031803.

This dietary supplement has been found by FDA to contain hazardous levels of selenium (up to 200 times the label value) and chromium (up to 17 times the label value).

If you have been diagnosed with selenium poisoning or chromium poisoning, contact an attorney at our firm before you discard the Total Body Formula.

Total Body Essential Nutrition, Inc reportedly distributed this product to 16 states (Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia), and also sells its products over the Internet.

What is Selenium?

Selenium is a naturally occurring mineral element that is distributed widely in nature in most rocks and soils. As a result, some foods contain selenium. Trace amounts of selenium are necessary for good health.

What are the Adverse Effects of Selenium?

Selenium toxicity (selenium poisoning) can result in a condition called selenosis. Symptoms of selenosis include gastrointestinal upsets (nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea), hair loss, white blotchy nails, garlic breath odor, fatigue, irritability, and mild nerve damage hyperreflexia, tremor, peripheral neuropathy). Extreme cases of selenosis can result in cirrhosis of the liver (scarring of the liver that may lead to kidney failure—cirrhosis of the liver is the twelfth leading cause of death by disease in the United States), pulmonary edema (an abnormal build up of fluid in the lungs, which leads to swelling), thrombocytopenia (low blood platelets), thyroid problems, and death.

Selenium is excreted in breast milk. If a nursing mother consumes the Total Body Formula in question, the baby may be at risk for selenium poisoning.

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