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JACKSONVILLE, N.C. - Supplement products containing 1, 3-dimethylbutylamine (DMBA) were recently pulled from all Exchange, GNC and Vitamin World stores aboard military bases.
The synthetic stimulant is found in more than a dozen products, ranging from workout to weight loss supplements. It has multiple aliases, such as AMP citrate and 4-methyl-2-pentanamine.
DMBA has never been tested in humans and is extremely similar to DMAA, a stimulant banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in April 2013.
DMAA is linked to health problems such as cardiovascular disease and nervous system disorders; it has even been called into question in multiple deaths.
In 2013, a Department of Defense Safety Review Panel issued a report highlighting the risk of DMAA to thousands of military members, stating since May 2011, four service members who died after working out were found with traces of DMAA in their blood.
Dr. Amy B. Cadwallader, Aegis Research and Development Team and Aegis Sports Testing Services senior scientist for life sciences, published an article about the similarities between DMAA and DMBA.
“This compound (DMBA) has a very similar chemical structure to DMAA and because of the structural similarities, the reported effects are similar to DMAA,” Cadwallader wrote. “DMBA or AMP citrate (2-amino-4-methylpentate, 1,3-dimethybutylamine, 4-methyl-2-pentanamine, methylpentanamine, Pouchong tea) is ‘the next DMAA.’”
While DMBA is not currently illegal, military members are encouraged to avoid it.
The Human Performance Resource Center website, a DoD initiative under the Force Health Protection and Readiness Program, says “warfighters should avoid dietary supplements containing DMBA until more is known about its safety and effectiveness.”
A full list of supplements containing DMBA can be found at www.consumerreports.org.
| Date Taken: | 01.21.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 01.21.2015 15:35 |
| Story ID: | 152405 |
| Location: | JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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