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FDA recalls dietary supplements believed to contain steroids

bodybuilding supplements 254x300 100x100All lots and expiration dates of 65 BodyBuilding.com brand dietary supplements are being recalled because the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) believes the products contain ingredients that are either classified or the FDA believes they should be classified as steroids. Acute liver injury is known to be a possible harmful effect of using steroid-containing products.

Steroids also may cause other serious long-term adverse health consequences including shrinkage of the testes and male infertility, masculinization of women, breast enlargement in males, short stature in children, a higher predilection to misuse other drugs and alcohol, adverse effects on blood lipid levels, and increased risk of heart attack, stroke, and death.

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