Supplements containing DMAA banned on all military bases

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Products With DMAA Now Banned From Military Bases - July 18

DMAA is marketed as an energy booster and a weight loss aid but the Food and Drug Administration calls it a synthetic substance that can lead to major health problems.

Now, the military has banned all service members from taking the dietary supplements.

According to the "Army Times," the military worries the substance may have contributed to the deaths of two soldiers and the collapse of at least five other service members.

Dietary supplements linked to soldiers’ deaths

Friday, July 13, 2012

The Department of Defense has put a ban on all products containing DMAA.

These products, formerly sold on base at GNC stores, were pulled off shelves at the beginning of this year. Service members are prohibited from using the supplements pending further testing on their health effects.

These pre-workout and thermogenic supplements increase metabolism, heart rate, blood pressure and the body’s heat production. DMAA is mixed in with other ingredients, predominantly caffeine, to energize users, help burn more calories, increase strength and build more muscle during a workout.

Another aspect to ingesting DMAA that service members need to consider is products containing the compound have been known to cause false positives for methamphetamine use on drug tests. Though military officials also said follow-up testing can prevent the false positives from incriminating service members.

Although the products have been pulled from on-base GNC and Exchange shelves, they are still legal in the civilian world, and may still be sold at off-base GNC stores
 
Interesting. This stuff, like most other fitness type supplements, is safe if you follow the directions on the bottle and imagine this - drink enough water. I would think the military has more heat related casualties than this (which, suprisingly, can also be prevented by proper hydration), yet I don't see them banning all activity in Heat Cat 5.
 
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