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Indian doctor has criticized Cristiano Ronaldo for promoting low-quality mixed proteins, which are known to cause liver injury and failure.
Football star Cristiano Ronaldo was criticized by popular hepatologist Dr. Cyriac AB Phillips, also known as the Liver Doctor on X, for promoting Herbalife, which he said was a low-quality mixed protein that Has caused cases of liver injury and failure worldwide. The effectiveness of Herbalife supplements, rich in many ingredients, is not usually tested according to studies, and no government agency regulates their quality or purity. In the United States, herbal products cause up to 20 percent of liver damage. Read on to know more.
Ronaldoās post about Herbalife received a community note from Dr Phillips, who said there have been several studies about Herbalife having adverse effects on liver function (Picture: Cristiano Ronaldo/X)
Cristiano RonaldoOne of the worldās most famous athletes recently sparked controversy for promoting a health supplement called Herbalife online. Ronaldo, known for his rigorous fitness regime and disciplined lifestyle, endorsed the breakfast supplement product on social media. However, this action was highly criticized by Indian hepatologist Dr Cyriac AB Phillips, known as Liver Doc on the X microblogging site, who fact-checked the football starās claims.
Ronald0ās post about Herbalife received a community note from Dr. Phillips, stating that there have been several studies regarding Herbalifeās adverse effects on liver function. āSure, a healthy breakfast is a great start to the day,ā Dr. Phillips wrote, ābut not with the products that have raised concerns over liver health.ā
Dr. Phillips also criticized Ronaldo for not following ethical advertising practices, especially when it comes to promoting products that can have a serious impact on public health. His response went viral, with many agreeing that celebrities should be more conscious of the impact they have on their followers.
What is Herbalife?
Herbalife is a multi-level marketing company that sells nutritional supplements and personal care products in over 90 countries around the world. One of its products that Cristiano is promoting ā the Herbalife weight loss program, uses meal replacement shakes and dietary supplements to help people slim down and get nutrition.
How does Herbalife affect liver function?,
according to healthlineThe Herbalife program helps people lose weight in the short term, but it is neither sustainable nor good for the liver and its health. Supplements are filled with a myriad of ingredientsāwhich typically arenāt tested for effectiveness, and no government agency regulates their quality or purity. In the United States, herbal products cause up to 20 percent of liver damage.
Studies show that Herbalife weight loss supplements have even caused death in people who tried it due to liver damage caused by excessive growth of bacteria. B. subtilis.
Herbalifeās track record is also not entirely clean. Herbalife was fined a whopping $200 million by the US Federal Trade Commission in 2016 for misleading consumers into believing that they could make large amounts of money by selling Herbalife products. The company also needed to restructure its business design to provide fair compensation.
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