Listen to the birds: illegal diet pill DNP might kill you on the long run

(University of Turku) DNP, a weight loss agent withdrawn from the market in the late 1930s due to acute toxicity, has become increasingly popular in recent years through online illegal sales. A new study using a lifelong DNP treatment in an avian model found that while no obvious toxic effects were detected on the short to medium-term, DNP reduces lifespan by 20% on the long run.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news