Here's a good example of the risks of supplements. Though being investigated to determine if there is a cause and effect relationship, Dimethylamylamine (DMAA) is a common thread linking multiple deaths from heart attack in young adults during exercise. You can read about it here.
The manufacturer maintains that there is no medical proof yet (and since the industry is unregulated, the legal responsibility is on others to prove they are unsafe, rather than the manufacturer/retailer proving they are safe) so these products are still being sold at GNC and other retailers.
According to warnings issues last summer by the US Anti-Doping Agency, DMAA appears on labels under a number of names, including: Methylhexaneamine; 1,3-dimethylamylamine (DMAA); dimethylpentylamine (DMP) 4-methylhexan-2-amine; Geranamine; and geranium oil, extract, or stems and leaves. There are many good point made in this document –I recommend everyone read it.
Holly crap, that's scary!
ReplyDeleteI especially like the part ". We have also seen instances where a supplement actually contained ingredients that were not listed on the label. In some cases, these non-labeled substances may trigger a positive test."
and that some dont have it in it but the label says it does