1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

4 ingredients to use with caution

Healthy Metabolism Soft Chew Pink Lemonade

Name: Healthy Metabolism Soft Chew Pink Lemonade
Brand: GNC Total Lean

BrandGNC Total Lean→Other Combinations Other (e.g. tea bag) 35 ingredients 4 caution DSLD #36263

Net contents: 60 Sugar Free Soft Chew(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2014-08-26

2 Ingredients (35)

IngredientGroupSafety

CaloriesCalories—

Calories from FatCalories—

Total FatFat (unspecified)—

Total CarbohydratesCarbohydrate—

FiberFiber (unspecified)—

SugarSugar—

Vitamin B1ThiaminUse with Caution

Vitamin B2RiboflavinGenerally Safe

NiacinNiacinConditionally Safe

Vitamin B6Vitamin B6Use with Caution

Vitamin B12Vitamin B12Use with Caution

BiotinBiotinGenerally Safe

Pantothenic AcidVitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid)—

Superfood BlendBlend (Combination)—

Green Coffee bean extractGreen Coffee—

Garcinia cambogia extractGarcinia—

Metabolism Support BlendBlend (non-nutrient/non-botanical)—

CaffeineCaffeineUse with Caution

Epigallocatechin GallateEGCG—

L-CarnitineL-CarnitineGenerally Safe

PolydextrosePolydextrose—

IsomaltIsomalt—

MaltodextrinMaltodextrin—

Natural FlavorsFlavor—

Carnauba WaxCarnauba wax—

Soy Lecithinlecithin—

Sunflower OilSunflower Oil—

Citric AcidCitric Acid—

GlycerinGlycerol—

TrehaloseTrehalose—

Malic AcidMalic Acid—

CarrageenanCarrageenan—

FD&C Red #40Color—

SucraloseSucraloseConditionally Safe

SteviaStevia—

Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →

⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets

Thiamin — Wernicke encephalopathy: classic triad (confusion, ophthalmoplegia, ataxia) is present in only 16% of cases — any ONE element in an at-risk patie…

Vitamin B6 — Sensory neuropathy from chronic high-dose B6 (>200 mg/day) — presents as numbness, ataxia. Can be irreversible. Often self-prescribed by patients…

Vitamin B12 — Nitrous oxide anesthesia in subclinically B12-deficient patients can precipitate acute combined degeneration — always check B12 before elective p…

Caffeine (Anhydrous) 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇦🇺 — High caffeine warnings mandatory on products >150 mg/L.

3 Safety cross-reference

Thiamin — Use with Caution

Riboflavin — Generally Safe

⚠ Harmless yellow urine

Niacin — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Flushing at >50 mg

⚠ Hepatotoxicity at high doses

Vitamin B6 — Use with Caution

Vitamin B12 — Use with Caution

Biotin — Generally Safe

⚠ Interferes with troponin and thyroid lab assays

Pantothenic Acid — Limited Evidence

⚠ Diarrhea at very high doses

Garcinia Cambogia — Limited Evidence

⚠ HEPATOTOXICITY — multiple case reports of liver failure

⚠ Mania/psychosis reported

Caffeine (Anhydrous) — Use with Caution

L-Carnitine — Generally Safe

⚠ Fishy body odor

⚠ TMAO concern

Sucralose — Conditionally Safe

⚠ May affect gut microbiome

⚠ Heating may produce chlorinated compounds

4 Label claims

• All Other

• Structure/Function

5 Data source

DSLD ID36263

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2014-08-26

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7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. Healthy Metabolism Soft Chew Pink Lemonade — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 30]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/healthy-metabolism-soft-chew-pink-lemonade-36263/

CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.

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PHIG · Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD

Product data sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD). Safety cross-referencing by SupplementIndex. This analysis is for informational purposes only. For corrections: info@accreditation.ge.
Publisher: PHIG