Supplements are totally
unregulated by the government yet many of our military are hooked on the stuff.
For some the stuff can be the worst enemy they can ever face. We all realize
that there are physical demands of all athletes and from our soldiers who do
look very good and are people who are in great physical shape. To get and
maintain a great physique many turn to supplements but some substances contain
potentially very unsafe ingredients. They can cause illnesses or even death.
Why are they allowed to be used in the military?
Military enlisted soldiers are
dying not from combat but from supplements. 22 year old soldiers are dying from
heart attacks during a routine morning jog. Jack3d is one of the countless work
our supplements being widely used by pro athletes to add speed and strength.
The military uses it more than any other group. Up to half of the U.S. Military
is estimated to take workout supplements. For them, being physically fit is a
way of life. Their careers and lives depend on it. Jack3d was supposed to be the safe
alternative for a skinny guy to get bulk without taking steroids. It killed
young soldiers. The stuff is not only available at your local GNC store but it
is available on any of the 130 military bases around the country.
The General at the military base
did an investigation into the soldier’s death and found that a main ingredient
in the Jack3d supplement is DMAA. Two more soldiers died from taking products
that contained DMAA at Fort Bliss. Some products seem to be marketed to attract
soldiers jut by their names. Stuff called Target or Explode. There are hundreds
of health risks associated with supplements. They are not tested on animals or
held back to be tested and monitored on humans. There is a law from 1994 that
insulates supplements from supervision. Laws are supposed to protect people not
companies. How the hell was this passed?
Drug and food laws are there to
protect the people. This clearly was
designed to protect the industry against regulations. The law that is still in effect was sponsored by
Oren Hatch from Utah. He is also the number one recipient of campaign
contributions from the dietary supplement industry. In 2010 he was still the
largest recipient of campaign contributions from this industry and he wasn’t
even up for reelection. We need to throw all these bloated overpaid congressmen
elitist people out of our government that only have their own best interests at
hand. Our people are dying from these unregulated substances being allowed to
be sold to our people. It is all wrong.
Since that law was passed,
supplement revenues sold at places like GNC have exploded from $9 billion
dollars per year to an estimated $30 billion dollars per year. No state has
benefited more than Utah the home state of Oren Hatch. The industry has hired
lobbying firms to stay out of their business. His son Scott Hatch had a high
position in the lobbying agency. Yes, the rich people just get richer. In 2012
another Senator, Dick Dunphy, proposed for legislation to require supplements
to list the ingredients and that was shut down by Hatch. How does any of this support the troops?
Soldiers are dying from the use
of supplements and some are seriously ill and being terminated from the
service. This is certainly an unregulated industry and needs to be torn from
Senator Hatch’s protection. Why doesn’t
the Pentagon get involved and at least not provide supplements to be sold on
military bases? Why sell poisons to your service people? It is a crap shoot if
you will get a good supplement or one might possibly kill you but so is the
military. They are gambling on living a long life anyway.
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