The HH has announced that it will b...

The HH has announced that it will be cracking down in succession companies that manufacture, market, and distribute consequences containing androstenedione, or andro, for short. Andro acts like a steroid one time it is metabolized in the dead body posing similar health risks as steroids. In men potential long-term inferences of these products include testicular atrophy, impotence, and breast enlargement. deductions for women include male pattern baldness, deepening of the voice, increased facial hair, abnormal menstrual round of yearss and blood clots. Children using these andro-containing proceedss are at risk of early storming of puberty and premature cessation of bone development These products generally are advertised as dietary fill ups that enhance athletic performance based upon their claimed anabolic and androgenic properties to stimulate muscle vegetation and increase production of testosterone. The FDA sent epistles to 23 companies asking them to stop distributing these signs of products and warning them that the companies could face enforcement actions if they do not take appropriate action. More information and copies of the verbal expressions are available at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/andrlist.html.

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