{"id":8698,"date":"2020-01-27T15:30:44","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T20:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/?p=8698"},"modified":"2020-01-27T15:32:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T20:32:27","slug":"use-of-unregulated-supplements-can-cause-harm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/2020\/01\/27\/use-of-unregulated-supplements-can-cause-harm\/","title":{"rendered":"Use of Unregulated Supplements Can Cause Harm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8700 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/01\/medicine-2207622_1920-e1580156926174-1024x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/01\/medicine-2207622_1920-e1580156926174-1024x435.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/01\/medicine-2207622_1920-e1580156926174-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/01\/medicine-2207622_1920-e1580156926174-768x326.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/01\/medicine-2207622_1920-e1580156926174-1536x653.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/01\/medicine-2207622_1920-e1580156926174.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In August 2019, the Blue Ridge Poison Control Center received a call regarding a patient who experienced hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) after using the supplement pill \u201cV8\u201d, which had been purchased at a gas station.\u00a0 Over the next month, 12 additional cases were reported from hospitals.\u00a0 An investigation by the Central Virginia Health District and the University of Virginia discovered that the supplement, which had been sold at several gas stations and convenience stores, contained a medicine used to treat diabetes.\u00a0 VDH worked to remove the V8 pills from stores where they were known to be sold, to prevent future exposures.<\/p>\n<p>One risk of using unregulated supplements is that they may include unlabeled ingredients, which can be harmful. 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