There is myriad of supplements available for everything from weight loss to muscle gain, increasing your speed and power, energy, and alertness. But, buyers beware! There's often a lot more to those supplements than meets the eye. Periodically, there are hidden substances or additives that an unsuspecting consumer would not be aware of without further investigation. And, oftentimes, supplements are laden with steroids and hormones that are dangerous or even deadly.

Federal regulators warned consumers on Tuesday not to use body-building products that are sold as nutritional supplements but may contain steroids or steroid-like substances, citing reports of acute liver injury and kidney failure 

The Food and Drug Administration said it issued the warning because of increased reports of medical problems in men who had used such products.

In particular, the agency said consumers should not buy products labeled with code words like “anabolic” and “tren,” or phrases like “blocks estrogen,” and “minimizes gyno.” The references to estrogen and “gyno” are meant to indicate the products do not have a feminizing effect on the body, like swelling breasts or shrinking testicles, which can be unwanted side effects of steroid use in men.

The F.D.A. cited eight popular products from American Cellular Labs, including Mass Xtreme and Tren Xtreme, that the agency found to contain hidden and potentially hazardous steroids.

If you are reading this, you have access to the world wide web and all the information necessary to make an informed decision on the products you put into your body. If you find a product you'd like to use, research it. Leave no stone unturned and investigate each and every ingredient in the product to find out if it is , in fact, an anabolic steroid of not. There is no excuse for ignorance; ignorance steroids cause permanent damage, tumor growth, cancer, and:

 

            

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