Efficacy and Safety of Ephedra and Ephedrine for Weight Loss and Athletic Performance

TheUSDepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesrequestedthissyn-thesisofavailableevidenceregardingef-ficacyandsafetyofephedrausetoclarifythe existing state of the science onephedrine alkaloids. The National In-stitutesofHealthwillusethisinforma-tion to guide an expanded research ef-fort to better understand the safety ofephedrine alkaloids.