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The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP), issued a warning to the public regarding the dangers of using some bodybuilding products that are sold online as many of these unregulated health stimulants may contain toxic energisers or synthetic male hormone boosters that can cause serious health risks, including fatal injury to the liver and kidney and threaten the user’s life.
Dr. Amin Hussain Al Amiri, Assistant Under-Secretary of Public Health Policy and Licensing at MOHAP, said that the ministry has released a circular to the directors of medical zones and public and private hospitals, as well as to doctors and pharmacists to alert them to the indiscriminate use of bodybuilding products following a recent alert from the US Food and Drug Administration. MOHAP cautions the public not to use any such products without first ensuring their safety.