FDA ISSUES A WARNING AGAINST BODY-BUILDING PRODUCTS

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- "The Food and Drug Administration warned the public Tuesday not to use body-building products marketed as containing steroids or steroid-like substances.

The agency said many of the products are sold as dietary substances, but are actually unapproved and misbranded drugs.

"Products marketed for body building and claiming to contain steroids or steroid-like substances are illegal and potentially quite dangerous," said the agency's commissioner, Dr. Margaret Hamburg, "The FDA is taking enforcement action today to protect the public."

The agency sent a warning letter to American Cellular Laboratories Inc., saying it markets and distributes products that are labeled dietary supplements, but that violate the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act because they do not meet the definition of dietary supplement. To be a dietary supplement, the product has to contain one or more dietary ingredients, such as vitamins, minerals, amino acids, or herbs..." Read full story here

It would be best if all such substances and drugs were banned not just the ones they decided to focus on now. Please refer to the links below to read what Dr. Romanov thinks about the epidemic of steroid use.

DOPING IN SPORTS: LETHAL EPIDEMIC
POSE METHOD AND PHYSICAL CULTURE