Potential toxicity of caffeine when used as a dietary supplement for weight loss

Journal of Dietary Supplements

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-5

  Pendleton, Morgan ^a   Brown, Stacy ^b   Thomas, Christan M ^c   Odle, Brian ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Dietary supplements; Overdose; Seizure

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; SEIZURE; VISUAL DISORDER; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; CAFFEINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEIZURES; VISION DISORDERS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84874256368     PISSN: 19390211     EISSN: 1939022X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/19390211.2012.758215     Document Type: Article

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