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According to the October 2007 issue of Men’s Health (in the continuation of the revealing of the truths behind the scams being pulled off by bodybuilding supplements aimed at supposedly helping you gain weight and build muscle mass fast), Dr. Cooperman mentions that “there’s not a single brand with a broad product line that I can think of that always tests out well” (when it comes to the testing of the claims of the ingredients on the labels placed on the packages of these nutritional supplements).

The problem is that the bottom third of what is a huge supplement industry, one whose fringe products are the spawn of amateur chemistry experiments using pharmaceutical-strength ingredients, the Men’s Health article continues to report.

A former researcher at Yale University school of medicine, who requested to remain anonymous since he now consults with supplement companies on product formulations, says that there are guys tarnishing the reputation of the whole industry because they’re making potentially dangerous products in their home kitchens.

What’s more, these lower-tier manufacturers often thrive on loopholes in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA). This act, passed in 1994, doesn’t require supplement companies to prove their products are safe and effective at gaining weight and building muscle mass naturally before bringing them to the market. Instead, supplements are allowed to be stocked on shelves as long as:

1) The product label doesn’t claim the supplement diagnoses, treats, cures, or prevents any disease

2) Its ingredients are naturally occurring. This second factor is a bit deceptive. It means that if a natural compound can be chemically synthesized in a lab and isn’t classified as a controlled substance, it can legally be used as an ingredient and sold over the counter!!! This is definitely something that if it’s a steroid-like substance can be exploited.

And FYI: Did you know that an Iowa State University study showed that young men who took andro didn’t experience a rise in testosterone levels, which was the reason for them taking it and what the makers hype that it can do, but in fact it raised the body’s estrogen levels, which is exactly what you don’t want………unless you like having “gyno”. Plus, it lowerd the good cholesterol level, HDL, in their system. Other studies that came after found the same thing!!!!! “Thanks Mark McGwire!”.