I founded this website to help keep people safe. Stories like this unfortunate one I just read only solidify my decision to keep at it. In the United Kingdom, a massage parlor worker has died from what’s presumed to be buying unregulated medicine online. The magical pills promised a “slimming effects,” of course, which is akin to what we call diet pills, or fat burners, here in the USA.
Woman Dies from Chinese Slimming Pills
Shouhong Du, just 48 years young, died in a Worthing Hospital on March 31 after spending 16 days in a coma. The Coroner came to the conclusion that she passed away from “misadventure.” In an additional statement, she also sent a warning message to people looking for weight loss products online:
“I would like to offer the family of Shouhong Du our sincere condolences for the sad loss of her in these circumstances. “I hope that the details of her death can be shared to prevent others from buying tablets over the internet when they are not sure of the exact contents.”
