![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() My belief is that most people can not take more than the recommended doses of weight loss supplements without experiencing bad side effects due the high amount of stimulants. Obviously, it doesn’t belong anywhere near the human body, but my expectation is that a chemical known for aiding weight loss would be used in a supplement geared toward weight loss. What concerns me more with this specific case is where the DNP was found. Undisclosed ingredients in supplements has been one of many problems in the largely unregulated dietary supplements industry. Unfortunately, it’s too good, so much so that even a slight overdose can lead to “ a combination of hyperthermia, tachycardia, diaphoresis and tachypnoea, eventually leading to death.” Despite the risk, people still use it and some die. It’s a highly toxic chemical that was once used in diet pills due to its ability to greatly increase metabolic rate through increased heat production by the body. To no surprise, the company claimed that the suspected supplements were counterfeit.ĭNP is not something to screw with. ![]() The news is from July, but yesterday was the first time that I heard that a dietary supplement called Iron Dream, a supplement designed to help aid sleep and post-workout recovery manufactured by MusclePharm, was pulled from shelves in Europe after authorities claimed that the product contained 2,4-dinitrophenol, aka DNP (source: Forbes). ![]()
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