Finally FDA warns about using muscle growth products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising
consumers to immediately stop using a product called Mass Destruction, marketed
as a dietary supplement for muscle growth. The product is labeled to contain at
least one synthetic anabolic steroid and has been linked to at least one
reported serious illness.
The FDA was alerted by the North Carolina Department
of Health and Human Services of a serious injury associated with use of Mass
Destruction. The report described a previously healthy 28-year-old male with
liver failure requiring transplant after several weeks of product use. Liver
injury is generally known to be a possible outcome of using products that
contain anabolic steroids and steroid-like substances. The product’s ingredients
are undergoing further analysis by the FDA.
Mass Destruction is manufactured for Blunt Force
Nutrition in Sims, N.C. and sold in retail stores, fitness gyms, and on the
Internet. An investigation is underway to identify the product’s manufacturer.
Consumers who suspect they are experiencing problems associated with Mass
Destruction or other body building products should consult a health care
professional, especially if they have experienced unexplained fatigue,
abdominal or back pain, discolored urine, or any other unexplained changes in
their health.
“Products marketed as supplements that contain
anabolic steroids pose a real danger to consumers,” said Howard Sklamberg,
director of the Office of Compliance in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation
and Research. “The FDA is committed to ensuring that products marketed as
dietary supplements and vitamins do not pose harm to consumers.”
In general, anabolic steroids may cause other serious
long-term consequences in women, men and children. These include adverse
effects on blood lipid levels; increased risk of heart attack and stroke;
masculinization of women; shrinkage of the testicles; breast enlargement;
infertility in males; and short stature in children.
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