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THEY’RE advertised as the miracle-workers that can help you lose weight, gain muscle or obtain vital nutrients.

But over-the-counter supplements, from vitamin pills to the protein powder in your shake, have the potential to seriously harm or even kill you.
This week, 27-year-old Matthew Whitby from Western Australia warned of the dangers after he suffered liver failure from drinking a pre-workout protein shake and consuming a weight-loss supplement.
Given just two weeks to live, Mr Whitby had to have an emergency liver transplant,and his only choice proved to be an organ with hepatitis B. He now has to take a tablet every day of his life, but told news.com.au: “I’m just grateful to be here.”
So what’s really in the supplements we think are helping us?
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Mr Whitby, 27, had to have an emergency transplant after his liver failed.Source:Supplied



YOHIMBINE: MAY TRIGGER MANIC PSYCHOSIS
In October 14, Dr Venkata Kodali, from the University of Western Australia, wrote in the British Medical Journal that a healthy young man had visited the emergency room with palpitations and feeling unwell. An ECG showed an irregular heartbeat, and it emerged that he had been taking supplements to bulk up his muscle.
One of the components in the supplements was yohimbine — a general stimulant that works by increasing adrenaline levels and inhibiting a process that normally suppresses fat burning in the cells.
But examine.com warns the substance “can cause extreme anxiety” in individuals predisposed to the condition, and “may trigger manic psychosis or suicidal episodes in people with bipolar disorder”. The dose of yohimbine in many supplements has been found to vary from the labelled dose by 25-150 per cent.
It can also interact with a large number of neurological medications. “Remember these are medications,” Dr Jon Wardle, a senior public health researcher at the University of Technology Sydney, told news.com.au. “You can have an idiosyncratic reaction such as an allergy ... if you’re using multiples substances they can react together.
“You need to talk to a health professional before taking them.”
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TV’s Dr Oz is facing a class-action lawsuit for promoting a potentially dangerous weight-loss supplement.



GARCINIA CAMBOGIA: TESTICULAR ATROPHY
Mr Whitby, from Geraldton, was found to be fatigued and jaundiced when he visited the emergency room, the Medical Journal of Australia recorded.
He had been taking whey protein powder and a weightloss supplement containing 70 per cent Garcinia cambogia — a widely used tropical fruit ingredient that TV personality Dr Oz dubbed a weightloss “holy grail”, despite its links to cases of liver failure.
Dr Oz is facing a class-action lawsuit after featuring the product, made from Hydroxycitric Acid isolated from the fruit, on an episode called “Five Biggest Fat Busters for Five Body Types in Just Five Days.” According to the suit, “all credible scientific evidence” shows Garcinia cambogia simply doesn’t work.
In 2014, the infamous television doctor appeared before a congressional hearing for praising Garcinia cambogia, green coffee extract and raspberry ketone as weightloss aids. Claire McCaskill, chairman of the Senate’s consumer protection panel, criticised him for promoting “magic pills”.
A 2005 study in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology found that while it can aid weightloss, large doses of the extract seemed to cause testicular atrophy and toxicity, LiveScience reported.
GREEN TEA EXTRACT: ‘LIKE DRINKING 20 CUPS A DAY’
Green tea may sound harmless enough, but Dr Wardle said the concentrated doses found in powders could be the equivalent to having “20 cups a day”.
“There are compounds in green tea that interact with liver enzymes,” he told news.com.au. “There can be serious side-effects.
“I’d liken it to Panadol, which is safe and efficient when used properly, but if you’re buying lots off the shelf, can have terrible consequences. A paracetamol overdose is one of the worst ways to kill yourself.”
Dr Wardle agrees with the manufacturers that in small quantities, green tea can have antioxidant and thermogenic benefits. But he said there was “a therapeutic window”.
“People think more is always better — that’s not always the case. You can have too much of a good thing, and it gets less effective as time goes on.”
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Supplements and protein shakes are increasingly popular among health conscious Australians. Picture: Mark Cranitch.Source:News Corp Australia



ACACIA RIGIDULA: UNTESTED AMPHETAMINES
Popular bodybuilding supplements often contain a substance called Acacia rigidula, which the Department of Health has said could pose a risk to human health.
Research in US journal Drug Testing and Analysis revealed just last April that the ingredient contained a synthetic amphetamine that has never been proven safe in humans.
The paper warned that consumers should be “immediately warned” about the substance and that “aggressive enforcement action” should be taken to eliminate it from dietary supplements.
Companies selling these sort of supplements in Australia often bypass drug regulation because the products are classified as foods.
One major risk is for athletes who risk breaching doping laws without realising it.
PROTEIN, VITAMINS, ELECTROLYTES...
No matter how innocent a product may seem, there’s usually no need to add additional supplements to your diet unless you have a deficiency. At best, they may have no effect and at worst, you could be risking your life.
Niacin (Vitamin B3) is an effective cholesterol treatment, but only at fairly high doses that pose risks in terms of liver damage, gastrointestinal problems and glucose intolerance.
As for that post-gym protein shake, the Australian Institute of Sport says even athletes can obtain all the protein they need from a good diet. “There is no need for the amount of protein provided by many supplements and there is certainly no justification for the extra cost,” it says. High protein intake can accelerate the progression of kidney disease or increase calcium excretion and weaken the bones.
Worst of all, high protein foods may displace other valuable nutrients from the diet. “It’s more an insurance policy,” said Dr Wardle. “I tend to use them when travelling because it’s difficult to have a good diet.
“Even with a protein, multivitamin or green tea, you need to monitor it and discuss with a health professional, ideally a clinician or even a pharmacist. The problem is people talk to a retail assistant.
“There’s good information out there but it’s on the internet with bad information. Most GPs don’t have any idea about supplements.”

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/he...l/news-story/938a8c9b67dccb363390776a0c09d799
 
Coming from a media outlet that would have done fuck all research and the research they would have done, they would have managed to weed out the negatives in everything.
Don't drink water because you can drink too much and drown.
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