Designs for Health
Supplement brand · 🇺🇸 United States · est. 1989
Independent (founder-led)
Ingredient risk
Contains restricted ingredients
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GDM prevention — 4 g/day from first trimester in high-risk women [2]
Dog owner not warned about xylitol toxicity — potentially fatal to dogs [1]
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ates (FDA) :: Dietary supplement. Picamilon (GABA + niacin) banned as supplement (2015) [1]. || Japan :: GABA is a popular functional food i
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Not approved for OTC sale as supplement.
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Banned April 2023 following DTU risk assessment. All products withdrawn.
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loss at ≥3 g/day [1]. || Australia :: Glucomannan TABLETS banned due to choking hazard [2]. || United States :: Dietary supplement [1]. ||
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HIGH RISK — see overview [1]
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HIGH RISK — see overview [1]
but minimal α-1/α-2 activity (distinguishing it from the banned ephedrine) [1]. Despite widespread use in fat-burners and pre-workouts, c
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Hepatotoxicity cases including liver failure — limit 6 months [1]
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Not permitted in NHPs.
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Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].
Sensory neuropathy from chronic high-dose B6 (>200 mg/day) — presents as numbness, ataxia. Can be irreversible. Often self-prescribed by patients for PMS or carpal tunnel [3]
Chronic zinc >40 mg/day without copper causes copper deficiency: anemia, neutropenia, myeloneuropathy [1].
Nitrous oxide anesthesia in subclinically B12-deficient patients can precipitate acute combined degeneration — always check B12 before elective procedures using N₂O [5]
Wernicke encephalopathy: classic triad (confusion, ophthalmoplegia, ataxia) is present in only 16% of cases — any ONE element in an at-risk patient warrants IV thiamin [5]
Granulomatous diseases (sarcoidosis, TB) — unregulated extra-renal CYP27B1 can cause life-threatening hypercalcemia even at standard doses [2][21]
Iron supplementation in iron-replete patients may increase cardiovascular and cancer risk — always document deficiency before prescribing [1].
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Coumarin TDI 0.1 mg/kg BW/day. Cassia type exceeds limits at typical supplement doses.
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d health claims. Classified as a food supplement (novel food category in some jurisdictions) [2]. || Japan (MHLW) :: Col
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Not approved as food supplement. Classified as pharmaceutical.
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ood. Dietary supplement [1]. || European Union :: Novel food ingredient [1]. || South Korea :: Dietary supplement. || Ma
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The brand's other 78 identifiable ingredients (Silicon, Vitamin C, Calcium, Vitamin E…) carry no sale bans or restrictions — clear.
Ingredient safety profile
100 of this brand's ingredients matched to PHIG data and classified by regulatory status. Red = banned in ≥1 country · Yellow = restricted but sold · Green = clear.
78 clear11 restricted (sold with limits)11 banned in ≥1 country
+ 63 more clear ingredients not shown.
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No food-safety alerts on record. Cross-checked against the Food Recalls & Alerts archive (🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇦🇺).
Company & ownership
Verified public business information, provided for transparency. We publish facts only.
Practitioner-channel supplement brand founded in 1989; founder/chairman Jonathan Lizotte. 'Science First' positioning, sold through health-care practitioners.
| Established | 1989, United States |
| Ownership | Independent (founder-led) |
| Public / private | Private |
| Headquarters | Palm Coast, Florida, USA |
Sources: https://www.cbinsights.com/company/designs-for-health | https://www.designsforhealth.com/our-story/leadership
Product forms
Capsule (158)Powder (40)Softgel Capsule (25)Liquid (24)Tablet or Pill (10)Other (e.g. tea bag) (2)Lozenge (1)Unknown (1)
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