A study published in the journal Molecules found that some "organic aphrodisiac honey" products contain dangerously high levels of Viagra. Medical experts in the US have already raised concerns about these products, which are being sold as healthy food to boost one's love life and are widely available online. Doses of Viagra in some honey-based products were found to exceed the recommended daily maximum, with one product containing a dose twice the level of the highest recommended amount. The researchers are demanding tighter controls on the sale of these products, which they consider "extremely dangerous" for consumers due to their unknown effectiveness and toxic effects.
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Researchers at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland have found that some "organic aphrodisiac honey" being sold as a healthy food supplement contains alarmingly high levels of Viagra. The study, published in the journal Molecules, discovered that these products are being laced with unauthorised sildenafil and tadalafil, which can be particularly hazardous when consumed with alcohol. According to Dr Joanna Wojtacka, who led the study, consuming both contaminated honey and alcohol can lead to serious health problems, including drops in blood pressure and even loss of consciousness. The researchers warn that these products are being sold as healthy foods, despite containing up to the recommended daily maximum dose of Viagra in some cases. Medical experts in the US have already sounded the alarm about these products, which are often advertised on social media.
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Honey is being laced with dangerously high levels of Viagra and sold as a food stuff to boost your love life, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
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Drugs to tackle erectile dysfunction – PDE-5 inhibitors – are being added to so-called 'aphrodisiac honey', which is then being sold as a healthy organic food to unwitting customers, a study found.
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Medical experts in the US have already sounded the alarm over the products, which are being advertised on social media.
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The honey is now widely available here – but eating it could lead to serious health problems, researchers warn.
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Honey is widely considered to improve vitality, and has been used for centuries as a sexual stimulant.
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But unauthorised sildenafil and tadalafil is now being added to products including honey paste, honey sticks and honey-based food supplements.
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The researchers, whose findings were published in the journal Molecules, are demanding tighter controls on the 'aphrodisiac honey'.
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Doses of Viagra in some products were found to exceed the recommended daily maximum a user should take.
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Dr Joanna Wojtacka, who led the study, said: 'The adulteration of food or food supplements with PDE-5 inhibitors is extremely dangerous for consumers due to their unknown effectiveness and toxic effects.'
Even for healthy users, consuming both contaminated honey and alcohol can lead to dangerous drops in blood pressure, and the possibility of passing out.
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Honey is being laced with dangerously high levels of Viagra and sold as a food stuff to boost your love life
In one case, the daily dose of a honey-based product was one sachet a day – it contained a dose of Viagra twice the level of the highest recommended daily amount.
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'The presence of this type of product on the market should be considered highly alarming,' the researchers, from the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland, said.
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They point out men with ED may already take a range of supplements and be unaware of the drugs in the honey which could lead to dangerous drug interactions.
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Professor Francis Ratnieks, emeritus professor of apiculture at Sussex University, said: 'Honey has a reputation of being a wholesome and health giving natural product so it can be taken advantage of.'
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