Paper about Herbalife®-related patient death removed after company threatens to sue the journal
A paper describing the death of a young woman trying to lose weight by consuming Herbalife® products has been withdrawn after the company threatened to sue the journal.
Herbalife and criticism
Herbalife Nutrition develops and sells plant-based dietary supplements for weight loss. According to Wikipedia, 58 percent of their shakes, protein bars, teas, and other products are made in company-owned manufacturing facilities in the US and China, with the remainder manufactured by third-party contractors.
In 2016 the FTC filed a complaint that the company was being run as a “pyramid scheme.” The complaint was settled for $200 million.