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Weight loss and muscle building supplements destroy the liver
Last reviewed: 01.07.2025
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As a result of surveys and studies conducted in the USA, 18% of cases of liver dysfunction that were officially recorded over the course of 8 years from 2003 to 2011 were directly related to the use of dietary supplements.
According to Victor Navarro, a renowned professor at Thomas Jefferson University, 93 cases of liver injury were studied and it was found that weight loss and muscle building supplements caused liver damage in 26% and 34% of all cases, respectively.
For example, dietary supplements for athletes led to the development of jaundice, but only in men. In some cases, jaundice lasted for a month or more. More than 29% of men who took such drugs ended up in the hospital during the study.
Dietary supplements that are designed to reduce weight turned out to be even more dangerous. In the process of taking such drugs, in the overwhelming majority of cases, liver inflammation developed, which threatened some even with a fatal outcome. In such cases, the only way out is an organ transplant. As a result, 12% of the 17 people examined who took the corresponding means for weight loss ended up on the waiting list for a liver transplant.
The "black list" of all kinds of supplements also included tablets that increase general immunity, as well as medicines for colds and coughs, anxiety and depression. They caused 10-14% of complications.
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