This is from the Kathimerini (Greek News) Website
Tea made in China and available on the internet is making its way through Greece. It is being marketed with outrageous claims of fast weight loss. It contains a harmful laxative (what a surprise). Just as in the USA and much of the developed world, Greece is becoming fat by eating processed foods from China and adopting an American approach to food. Here’s the official warning:
Tea warning
Greece’s food safety watchdog warned yesterday that a brand of tea that claims it can help people lose weight may be circulating on the market illegally. The Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) said that Paiyouji tea, which is made in China but is widely available on the Internet, contains phenolphthalein, a laxative that has been banned due to concerns that it is carcinogenic. The tea also contains sibutramine, which is an appetite suppressant that can cause high blood pressure and may pose a risk to people with heart problems. EFET has advised any consumers who have bought the tea not to imbibe it and to contact the authority.
More than half the world is fat. Close to half is starving. Only a small percentage is at a healthy weight. What the hell are we doing to ourselves?
Ray Salomone
Personal Trainer and Wellness Crusader
