222:
to David
Lightsey of the National Council Against Health Fraud. The report claimed association with Cooper Clinic in Dallas, Texas. The report noted that several Dallas Cowboys players had gained an average of 2.5 to 3 pounds of lean body mass weekly for six weeks when using a MET-Rx product -- an obvious red flag. Cooper Clinic was contacted of possible misrepresentation. Cooper Clinic issued a cease and desist letter to Met-Rx from the Cooper Clinic president and medical director.
25:
250:
In early interviews and promotional materials, Connelly marketed himself as a 1973 Harvard
Medical School graduate, and claimed he was on the faculty of Stanford Medical School between 1979 and 1986. However, Connelly was only at Harvard as a post-grad "special student" in the 1973–74 academic year.
221:
An NBC DateLine broadcast on
October 6, 1996, entitled "Hype in a Bottle" investigated MET-Rx USA, Inc. The report revealed that MET-Rx had failed to provide published peer-reviewed documentation to substantiate its advertising claims. In October 1993 the "MET-Rx Substantiation Report" was provided
174:
The original MET-Rx meal replacement product came in two canisters—one labeled MET-Rx "base" and the other MET-Rx "plus". The instructions were to take two scoops of the plus and one scoop of the base and mix them in milk or water. As the product grew more popular, it was released as one formula
225:
In
February 1995, the Penn State Sports Medicine Newsletter (3;6) published a report titled "Is It Real or Is It Met-Rx?" that concluded, "MET-Rx ... claims of fat loss and increased muscle mass have not been proven by scientifically accepted methods."
251:
He then got his Doctor of
Medicine in anesthesia from Boston University School of Medicine in 1978 and did a one-year Stanford fellowship in 1981. Connelly was an unpaid clinical instructor and was never part of the full-time faculty at Stanford.
147:
Created by Scott
Connelly, an anesthesiologist, the original MET-Rx product was intended to help prevent critically ill patients from losing muscle mass. Connelly's product was marketed in cooperation with
152:
and the two began marketing to the bodybuilding and athletic communities, launching sales from the low hundreds of thousands to over $ 100 million annually. Connelly sold all interest in the company to
232:
discussed Met-Rx in several issues of their newsletter, pointing out that the scientific claims of the manufacturer were not based on scientific studies but on the endorsement on celebrities.
280:
179:
component. As a result, the original METAMYOSYN blend is no longer used in MET-Rx products, as the current ingredients does not contain micellar casein.
247:
MET-Rx also sponsors dozens of athletes, bodybuilders, and celebrities, as well as being the primary sponsor of the World's
Strongest Man competition.
229:
568:
538:
Bridget Fonda as
Melanie Ralston in Quinten Tarentino's - Jackie Brown (1997) offers Robert DeNiro's Character a Met-Rx in the kitchen scene.
299:
559:
371:
345:
320:
487:
600:
381:
108:
46:
605:
89:
511:
128:
originally produced by Met-Rx, Inc., a
California company started by Scott Connelly, and sold several times since.
61:
35:
241:
68:
132:
125:
42:
149:
552:
Muscles, Speed & Lies: What the Sport
Supplement Industry does not want Athletes or Consumers to Know
75:
532:
57:
285:
349:
555:
377:
195:
324:
136:
491:
244:
competition and as of 2004 the company claimed the brand was endorsed by 50 top athletes.
176:
240:
MET-Rx currently features a wide variety of television sponsorships such as the MET-Rx
183:
154:
594:
82:
203:
191:
199:
24:
215:
466:
424:
403:
445:
211:
207:
554:, pp. 42–44: "Media Reports on Met-Rx". Globe Pequot, 2006.
260:
158:
539:
18:
131:
The brand is best known for pioneering a new category of
583:
157:
for $ 108 million in 2000. MET-Rx is currently owned by
522:
373:
Muscles, speed & lies: what the ... – Google Books
300:"Rexall Sundown to Acquire MET-Rx for $ 108 Million"
175:combining the "base" and "plus" while removing the
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
535:". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
8:
569:MEADE v. MET-RX USA AND SCOTT CONNELLY, MD
540:https://en.wikipedia.org/Jackie_Brown#Cast
523:Rootine - Optimize Your Cellular Nutrition
490:. Nutraingredients-usa.com. Archived from
467:"NCAHF Newsletter November/December 2002"
425:"NCAHF Newsletter November/December 1998"
404:"NCAHF Newsletter September/October 1995"
230:The National Council Against Health Fraud
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
16:American brand of nutritional supplements
202:and milk protein isolate, combined with
190:) which consists of ingredients such as
533:Retail experiment, led by Meade, worked
488:"NBTY to push branding of sports range"
272:
186:contain a proprietary blend (known as
302:. California, Florida: Prnewswire.com
7:
323:. Biotestedge.com.au. Archived from
281:"What You Don't Know Might Kill You"
47:adding citations to reliable sources
279:Epstein, David; Dohrmann, George.
14:
346:"Met-Rx.com Product Description"
23:
446:"NCAHF Newsletter Jan/Feb 1996"
182:MET-Rx's meal replacements and
34:needs additional citations for
1:
321:"Protein Magic by TC Luoma"
622:
601:Bodybuilding supplements
370:Lightsey, David (2006).
133:bodybuilding supplements
124:is an American brand of
448:. Ncahf.org. 1995-05-17
126:nutritional supplements
242:World's Strongest Man
512:Miracle food or fad?
43:improve this article
606:Dietary supplements
261:List of NBTY brands
170:Original MET-Rx MRP
286:Sports Illustrated
139:powders or MRPs.
560:978-1-59228-912-7
550:Lightsey, David.
196:calcium caseinate
119:
118:
111:
93:
613:
587:
586:
584:Official website
525:
520:
514:
509:
503:
502:
500:
499:
484:
478:
477:
475:
474:
463:
457:
456:
454:
453:
442:
436:
435:
433:
432:
421:
415:
414:
412:
411:
400:
394:
393:
391:
390:
367:
361:
360:
358:
357:
348:. Archived from
342:
336:
335:
333:
332:
317:
311:
310:
308:
307:
296:
290:
277:
137:meal replacement
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
621:
620:
616:
615:
614:
612:
611:
610:
591:
590:
582:
581:
578:
565:Meade, Darren.
547:
545:Further reading
529:
528:
521:
517:
510:
506:
497:
495:
486:
485:
481:
472:
470:
465:
464:
460:
451:
449:
444:
443:
439:
430:
428:
423:
422:
418:
409:
407:
402:
401:
397:
388:
386:
384:
376:. Lyons Press.
369:
368:
364:
355:
353:
344:
343:
339:
330:
328:
319:
318:
314:
305:
303:
298:
297:
293:
289:, May 18, 2009.
278:
274:
269:
257:
238:
184:protein powders
177:micellar casein
172:
167:
145:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
619:
617:
609:
608:
603:
593:
592:
589:
588:
577:
576:External links
574:
573:
572:
563:
546:
543:
527:
526:
515:
504:
479:
458:
437:
416:
395:
382:
362:
337:
312:
291:
271:
270:
268:
265:
264:
263:
256:
253:
237:
234:
171:
168:
166:
163:
155:Rexall Sundown
144:
141:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
618:
607:
604:
602:
599:
598:
596:
585:
580:
579:
575:
571:
570:
564:
561:
557:
553:
549:
548:
544:
542:
541:
536:
534:
524:
519:
516:
513:
508:
505:
494:on 2008-03-22
493:
489:
483:
480:
468:
462:
459:
447:
441:
438:
426:
420:
417:
405:
399:
396:
385:
383:9781592289127
379:
375:
374:
366:
363:
352:on 2010-12-28
351:
347:
341:
338:
327:on 2011-09-10
326:
322:
316:
313:
301:
295:
292:
288:
287:
282:
276:
273:
266:
262:
259:
258:
254:
252:
248:
245:
243:
235:
233:
231:
227:
223:
219:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
189:
185:
180:
178:
169:
164:
162:
160:
156:
151:
150:Bill Phillips
142:
140:
138:
134:
129:
127:
123:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
566:
551:
537:
530:
518:
507:
496:. Retrieved
492:the original
482:
471:. Retrieved
461:
450:. Retrieved
440:
429:. Retrieved
419:
408:. Retrieved
398:
387:. Retrieved
372:
365:
354:. Retrieved
350:the original
340:
329:. Retrieved
325:the original
315:
304:. Retrieved
294:
284:
275:
249:
246:
239:
228:
224:
220:
204:maltodextrin
192:whey protein
187:
181:
173:
146:
130:
121:
120:
105:
99:January 2011
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
469:. Ncahf.org
427:. Ncahf.org
406:. Ncahf.org
216:amino acids
200:egg albumen
595:Categories
498:2011-06-07
473:2011-06-07
452:2011-06-07
431:2011-06-07
410:2011-06-07
389:2011-06-07
356:2013-06-13
331:2011-06-07
306:2011-06-07
267:References
214:and added
188:METAMYOSYN
69:newspapers
236:Marketing
135:known as
255:See also
212:minerals
208:vitamins
165:Products
58:"Met-Rx"
567:DARREN
143:Company
83:scholar
558:
380:
122:MET-Rx
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
90:JSTOR
76:books
556:ISBN
378:ISBN
159:NBTY
62:news
531:^ "
45:by
597::
283:,
218:.
210:,
206:,
198:,
194:,
161:.
562:.
501:.
476:.
455:.
434:.
413:.
392:.
359:.
334:.
309:.
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.