Warning
About Body Building Supplement
California health
officials are warning consumers to avoid a group of
dietary supplements used by body builders because of the
danger of sickness or even death.
The officials say a product
containing 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BD)
caused three body builders in Riverside County to be
hospitalized with acute respiratory failure and delirium.
Products containing 1,4-BD, also
known as 1,4 tetramethylene glycol, 1,4 butylene glycol,
butane 1,4 diol or Sucol-B, are sold under a variety of
names including enLiven, Zen, Serenity, Somato-Pro, Orange
FX Rush, Lemon FX Drop, Cherry FX Bomb, Borametz, Pine
Needle Extract, Promusol or BVM.
The products can be in liquid,
powder, capsule or other forms and claim to build
muscles, improve physical performance and enhance sex.
But, there can be serious side effects including headaches,
vomiting, slow heart rate, slow breathing and seizures.
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