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Originally Posted by TheSutterDynasty
Now, while some vitamins are somewhat regulated (ie have a batch # or something... I forget what it's called), nearly all supplements found at GNC are not regulated at all. This means they can make any claim they want... and they do. There is little research on how well (see: how little) most of these supplements work, as well as their side effects. There's a lot of danger in these sorts of things (I'm talking long term damage, not "I've taken them a month and don't feel sick").
This range of ergogenic aids includes things like caffeine pills.
The only supplements I can tell you the pros/cons (dangers) about and if they work are not would be things like creatine, weight gainers, amino acids, protein, and caffeine pills. Some of the other stuff I don't know specifically about, but in this case it's probably very safe to generalize most of them as bad, or at least unneeded.
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Again I think you are confused on what an actual supplement is. I wouldn't take a caffeine pill and say I'm supplementing my caffeine intake. However, living in cloudy Victoria I take Vitamin D in the winters because the lack of sun, so I'm supplementing my Vitamin D intake. Thermogenics are not supplements. And I agree thermogenics are a waste of money and if you just spent a little more time in the gym or looking after your diet you would get the same, if not better, results than just taking some pill.
What are the dangers of taking creatine, amino acids and proteins?