Protandim: Difference between revisions

'''Protandim''' is a herbal [[dietary supplement]] marketed with unsupported claims that it can treat a number of medical conditions. The product is a [[patent medicine|patented]]<ref name=Patent1 /> mix of five herbal ingredients and sold by LifeVantage Corporation (formerly LifeLine Therapeutics, Lifeline Nutraceuticals, and Yaak River Resources, Inc), a [[Utah]]-based [[multi-level marketing]] company.<ref name=LifeVantage>LifeVantage Corporation{{cite web | url=http://www.lifevantage.com/faqs/ | title=FAQs – LifeVantage | access-date=4 July 2014 }}</ref> The manufacturers of Protandim claim it can prevent or cure a wide variety of medical conditions, including diabetes and cancer.<ref name=sbm2017>{{cite web |url=https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/protandim-update-new-studies-and-an-fda-warning-letter/ |publisher=Science-Based Medicine |author=Hall H |author-link=Harriet A. Hall |title=Protandim Update: New Studies and an FDA Warning Letter |date=9 May 2017}}</ref> In 2017, LifeVantage was issued a [[FDA warning letter|warning letter]] by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding illegal advertising claims on the company's websites suggesting that Protandim can help to cure various ailments, including cancer and diabetes.<ref name="SLT_042617" /><ref name="SBN">{{cite news|last1=Montgomery|first1=Matt|title=FDA warns RSL kit sponsor LifeVantage over cancer treatment claims|url=http://www.rslsoapbox.com/2017/4/26/15436756/rsl-kit-sponsor-lifevantage-cancer-treatment-claims-fda-warning|access-date=April 27, 2017|publisher=[[SB Nation]]|date=April 26, 2017}}</ref><ref name=fda0417>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/2017/ucm554234.htm|title=2017 – Lifevantage Corp 4/17/17|website=www.fda.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-04-25}}</ref>