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" A 24-year-old woman has died after taking an overdose of raspberry ketone slimming pills - each pill contains 200mg of caffeine (a can of Red Bull contains 80mg). Cara Reynolds had started taking Forza&amp;#039;s rasperry ketone supplements to help her lose weight, alongside implementing a new exercise routine. She had read that the pills were made entirely from natural ingredients, and was able to purchase them online for less than \u00A320. She was then put off by experiencing heart palpitations after consuming two pills, and told her parents that she would stop.  But a month later, Cara experienced a seizure, followed by vomiting, and fits. Before falling unconscious, she admitted that she had taken more of the pills. Sadly, she never regained consciousness, and passed away that night after 44 resuscitation attempts.  According to a case report, Cara&amp;#039;s death was caused by a fatal excess of caffeine in the bloodstream; an ingredient present in high quantities in Forza and many other slimming pills.  Cara&amp;#039;s parents are now petitioning to remove the pills from shelves, &amp;quot;These pills are not herbal or harmless like most people are led to believe,&amp;quot; Cara&amp;#039;s father told The Daily Mail. &amp;quot;These pills are dangerous and need to be taken down by retailers.&amp;quot; This tragic story adds to a long series of complaints against raspberry ketone pills, like Forza, which claim to be an entirely natural way to speed up your metabolism, burn fat, and reduce appetite. But in fact, there are ZERO human studies to back up these claims. Not only that, but, as evidenced by numerous stories of side effects (and now, a death), they can cause serious harm. &amp;quot;I lost my angel,&amp;quot; says Cara&amp;#039;s Dad. &amp;quot;In a moment of madness, she&amp;#039;d taken an overdose because she had the ketones to hand. I will never get to see her grow up, have children or get married. It&amp;#039;s devastating.&amp;quot; A Forza rep commented:  &amp;#039;This is a tragic and understandably upsetting situation for her family and friends, but it could have been effected through the misuse of any supplement. &amp;quot;Forza products meet vigorous health and safety standards and have clear labelling and directions for safe usage. &amp;quot;It is regrettable to our client that an intentional overdose of a large number of capsules of a food supplement has potentially contributed to Miss Reynolds&amp;#039; death. &amp;#039;The facts surrounding this incident are not yet wholly clear, but our client entirely rejects any implication that an inherent safety issue with its products is responsible.&amp;quot;  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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