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Volume 8
J Community Med Health Educ, an open access journal
ISSN: 2161-0711
Public Health 2018
February 26-28, 2018
PUBLIC HEALTH AND NUTRITION
3
rd
World Congress on
February 26-28, 2018 London, UK
J Community Med Health Educ 2018, Vol 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711-C1-033
SLIMMING TEAS, ARE THEY THERAPEUTICALOR NOXIOUS?
Yunus Emre Bakirhan
a
a
Marmara University, Turkey
S
limming teas (diet teas) are becoming more popular with increasing social media popularity among people aiming to lose
weight effortlessly. These products are widely used because they are believed to be harmless, especially among women
who encounter these teas on the internet on a regular basis. These kind of weight-loss teas are mostly mixed form of cassia
(
Cinnamomum cassia
), nettle leaves (
Urtica
), rosehip (
Rosa canina
), green tea (
Camellia sinensis
), rosemary (
Rosmarinus
officinalis
), mate plant (
Ilex paraguariensis
), fennel seed (
Foeniculum vulgare
). Although they provide psychological relaxation
and acceleration of the digestive system through herbal extracts, these teas may cause numerous adverse effects especially when
used persistently.The purpose of selling these products is to provide the effect of laxative, diuretic and enhance the perspiration
in user. However, chronic use of laxatives and diuretics may cause the development of cardiac and muscle toxicity, depending
on the dehydration and electrolyte dissipation. In addition, the people who already have the heart or muscle disorders, can
suffer exacerbation. Based on the clinical studies, the continuous use of laxatives will cause stomach and intestinal motility
corruption, bradycardia, heart block, "torsades de pointes" syndrome (due to potassium deficiency), suppression of the heart's
contractile force, chronic diarrhea, abdominal pains and even hypertension, which can lead to deadly heart diseases. All these
findings proposed that plants used in these mixtures may cause a number of adverse effects. For this reason, people should be
made aware of several types of slimming teas ingredients and their possible adverse effects. Moreover, these products should
be distributed with prescription and should be used under the control of health care professionals such as doctors, dieticians
and pharmacists. Additionally, these type of products (slimming or detox teas) should be considered as conventional drugs
so that its sale can be regulated by official health minister. This way, the health of individuals can be protected with more care.
Online purchase of unregulated items needs to be avoided, in case they are purchased the user should avoid its consumption.