Warnings for dietary supplements for athletes

2024-07-23 16:26:42

Decrypt- ANSES reports serious cardiovascular complications following supplement use. But what properties make them harmful to health?

Malaise, fatigue, fever, digestive, cardiovascular (palpitations, arrhythmia, stroke or cardiac arrest) and even psychiatric disorders (anxiety disorders and nervousness). Whether it’s a powder, tablet, capsule or liquid, food supplements designed to increase muscle mass while reducing fat mass are no small feat.

The U.S. National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health warns that products with thousands of promises caused 154 cases of adverse effects between 2016 and February 2024 due to poor use habits by professionals and amateurs. 18 cases were considered very serious for security (ANSES) last week. Four people suffered life-threatening injuries and two died.

Banned substances with heart risks

in a Report released in 2016the agency has highlighted the ambivalence surrounding the business of selling food supplements without a prescription and therefore without any medical oversight. « This is very dangerous…

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