The China Post news staff-After a patient's kidneys were severely damaged from taking chlorella tablets manufactured by an unknown overseas company, doctors reminded the public that maintaining a balanced diet everyday is more beneficial than relying on health supplements, especially those of dubious origin.
Physicians at the National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) revealed yesterday a medical case they treated involving a patient over 60, who had a brush with death when kidney failure forced him to seek emergency care.
The unnamed patient, who according to his medical history is a carrier of the hepatitis B virus, regularly took chlorella tablets given by friends who purchased the health supplements from abroad.
Instead of improving his physical condition, the product gave him a malfunctioning liver along and kidney failure.
The patient was rescued in time, although doctors at the NTUH discovered that the long-term consumption of green chlorella tablets made of single-celled algae had turned the patient's blood into a deep green color.
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