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Absolute Nutrition develops new diet supplement

NoPHEDRA contains green tea, caffeine, synephrine citrus aurantium L-Tyrosine, forskolin, flavanex-ER or 5-hydroxytryptophan to help burn fat fast.

The new supplement controls one’s food intake and helps boost metabolism, the company said.

NoPHEDRA does not contain ephedrine which has been linked to anxiety, light-headedness, dizziness, light headache, gastrointestinal distress, wakefulness and insomnia, irregular heartbeat.

Ephedrine, which is banned as an ingredient in diet pills, is a chemical substance belonging to the group of drugs recognized as beta-antagonists.

Ephedrine is taken from plants and herbs belonging to the Ephedracaee Ephedra family and is equivalent in form to its derivative drugs, amphetamine and methamphetamine.