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By The Canadian Press

OTTAWA – Health Canada is advising consumers that the unauthorized product Complete 7-Day Cleanse is being recalled because it contains a number of active ingredients with a combined effect that may pose serious health risks.

Complete 7-Day Cleanse is a multi-ingredient natural health product promoted for “cleansing” or removing toxins from the body, the federal department said in an advisory Tuesday. The product is said to contain more than 30 active ingredients.

Health Canada said the combination of ingredients may increase the laxative or diuretic impact of the product and pose a risk of dehydration and electrolyte imbalance.

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Written by: Michael Hill, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Writers Sue Manning in Los Angeles and Caryn Rousseau in Chicago contributed to this report.

Dieters can’t believe everything they read: The food at many popular chain restaurants and in the freezer section of the supermarket may contain a lot more calories than advertised.

A U.S. study of 10 chain restaurants, including Wendy’s and Ruby Tuesday, found that the number of calories in 29 meals or other menu items was an average of 18 per cent higher than listed.

And frozen supermarket meals from Lean Cuisine, Weight Watchers, Healthy Choice and South Beach Living had eight per cent more calories than the labels said, according to the study, published in this month’s Journal of the American Dietetic Association. The researchers and other experts aren’t accusing restaurants and food companies of trying to deceive customers. They said most of the discrepancies can be explained by variations in ingredients, portion sizes and testing methods. For example, the teenager behind the counter might have put too much mayonnaise on one sandwich.

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