1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

Contains restricted ingredients

Metabolic Management Pack

Name: Metabolic Management Pack
Brand: Douglas Laboratories

BrandDouglas Laboratories→Other Combinations Other (e.g. tea bag) 49 ingredients 2 banned 4 caution DSLD #9593

Net contents: 30 Pack(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2012-06-01

2 Ingredients (49)

IngredientGroupSafety

CaloriesCalories—

Calories from FatCalories—

Total FatFat (unspecified)—

Saturated FatSaturated fat—

ThiamineThiaminUse with Caution

RiboflavinRiboflavinGenerally Safe

NiacinamideNiacinConditionally Safe

Vitamin B6Vitamin B6Use with Caution

Folic AcidFolateConditionally Safe

Vitamin B12Vitamin B12Use with Caution

ChromiumChromiumConditionally Safe

Safflower Oil ComplexSafflower Oil—

Conjugated Linoleic AcidConjugated Linoleic Acid—

Garcinia cambogiaGarcinia—

(-) Hydroxycitric AcidHydroxycitric Acid—

Eicosapentaenoic AcidEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid)—

Docosahexaenoic AcidDHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid)—

ReloraProprietary Blend (Herb/Botanical)—

Magnolia officinalisMagnolia —

Phellodendron amurensePhellodendron —

Proprietary Herbal Blend (Herb/Botanical)Proprietary Blend (Herb/Botanical)—

GuaranaGuarana —

Kola NutCola—

Eleutherococcus senticosusEleuthero—

Wood Betony——

Beet powderBeet—

CayenneCayenne Pepper—

American CentauryAmerican Centaury—

Gotu KolaGotu KolaConditionally Safe

Ho Shou WuFo-Ti—

Green Tea extractGreen Tea—

7-Keto7-KETO-DHEABanned in ≥1 country

GelatinGelatin—

CelluloseCellulose—

ultra refined Fish Oil concentrateFish OilGenerally Safe

GlycerinGlycerol—

WaterWater—

Vegetable StearateMagnesium stearateUse with Caution

SilicaSiliconGenerally Safe

Rosemary extractRosemary —

Ascorbyl PalmitateVitamin CGenerally Safe

Mixed TocopherolsVitamin EConditionally Safe

Carob extractCarob—

EthylcelluloseEthyl Cellulose—

Coconut Oilcoconut oil—

Ammonium HydroxideAmmonia—

Sodium AlginateSodiumConditionally Safe

Titanium DioxideTitanium DioxideBanned in ≥1 country

Stearic AcidStearic Acid—

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

⛔ Contains an ingredient banned in ≥1 country

DHEA 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇦🇺 — Not approved for OTC sale as supplement.

Titanium Dioxide 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 — France banned TiO₂ in food from January 2020, first EU country.

⚠️ 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…

Magnesium — Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].

3 Safety cross-reference

Thiamin — Use with Caution

⚠ Very low toxicity

Riboflavin — Generally Safe

⚠ Harmless yellow urine

Niacin — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Flushing at >50 mg

⚠ Hepatotoxicity at high doses

Vitamin B6 — Use with Caution

Folate — Conditionally Safe

⚠ May mask B12 deficiency

⚠ Colorectal cancer risk debated

Vitamin B12 — Use with Caution

Chromium — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Hypoglycemia with diabetes meds

⚠ Rare renal/hepatic toxicity

Garcinia Cambogia — Limited Evidence

⚠ HEPATOTOXICITY — multiple case reports of liver failure

⚠ Mania/psychosis reported

Gotu Kola — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Hepatotoxicity (rare)

⚠ Drowsiness

Green Tea Extract — Limited Evidence

⚠ HEPATOTOXICITY >800 mg EGCG

⚠ Iron absorption inhibition

DHEA — Banned in ≥1 country

Magnesium — Use with Caution

Silicon — Generally Safe

⚠ Very low toxicity

Rosemary Extract — Limited Evidence

⚠ Seizure risk at very high doses

⚠ May affect blood glucose

Vitamin C — Generally Safe

⚠ GI distress at high doses

⚠ Kidney stones risk >1g/day

Vitamin E — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Increased bleeding risk

⚠ All-cause mortality at >400 IU/day

Sodium — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Hypertension

⚠ Fluid retention

Titanium Dioxide — Banned in ≥1 country

⚠ EFSA: can no longer be considered safe as food additive (2021)

⚠ Genotoxicity concern (nanoparticles)

4 Label claims

• All Other

• Structure/Function

5 Data source

DSLD ID9593

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2012-06-01

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7 Cite this page

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Pkhakadze G. Metabolic Management Pack — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Jun 24]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/metabolic-management-pack-9593/

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.
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