Hidden risks in illegal ingredients added to slimming pills


PETALING JAYA: For about 16 years, she took slimming pills and “health supplements” to whiten her skin.

It all went well for single mother Nor Hariyati Hassan, 44, until she began noticing that one of her legs had started to swell. She was also losing her appetite. And her urine was murky.

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