Clembuterol: functions and risks of the drug that has a thermogenic effect

The veterinary substance is used improperly by people who want to increase performance in sports

In Brazil, the Clembuterol It is a drug approved only for veterinary use. However, it is not uncommon to find people, in particular frequent professionals of intense physical activity, who use medicine to improve their results.

According to Dr. Leticia Maria Alcantara Margallo, an endocrinologist of the Connex group, the substance has anabolic effects, which favor muscle mass gain and the loss of body fat. However, the risks offered by Clembuterol are immensely superior to the benefits it can bring.

“It is a drug approved in Brazil and the United States, for use veterinarian in horses. It is part of the substances forbidden by the World Anti -Doping (Wada) agency and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to have an anabolic effect, “he explains.

Understanding Clembuterolo

In this way, the doctor also answered some other questions about Clembuterol. Check:

SL: What is Clembuterol?

Dr. Margallo: It is a drug that activates ß2-adrenergic receptors. Developed to promote bronchodilation and indicated for the treatment of respiratory crises, asthma, in horses.

SL: What is the Clembuterol function?

Dr. Margallo: Its effect is similar to that of adrenaline on the body, because it acts on the same receptors. Although it was developed to improve breathing, causing bronchial relaxation, there are ß2-adrenergic receptors in practically all body organs and their effects occur in other tissues. It can bring adverse and potentially serious effects, thanks to its action, mainly in the central nervous system, the cardiovascular system and muscle cells. Has the ability to reduce the percentage of fat and increase muscle mass in animals, used in a illegal In cutting animals. Which can cause involuntary contamination of humans for meat consumption.

SL: How does Clembuterol improves performance in sport?

Dr. Margallo: Since each beta agonist has an anabolic action, it promotes the increase in muscles through an anabolic and ancient action. That is, in addition to helping to form more muscle cells, it prevents them from being destroyed, generating greater lean mass. It also acts by stimulating the rupture of fat cells with fat reduction. It increases basal metabolism, tolerance and exercise preferring oxygen entry thanks to bronchodilation.

SL: Is it possible to use clebaterol for aesthetic purposes?

Dr. Margallo: Since it is not approved for this purpose and is prohibited in humans in most of the world. There are few reliable data of the effects on the doses necessary to achieve the anabolic effect, which are far superior to those used to treat asthma and obstruction of the respiratory tract. The main decisive for this use undue It is an oral presentation and a prolonged action time compared to other drugs of the same class, which must be used clothes, causing less effects on the rest of the body.

SL: What are the risks of using medicine?

Dr. Margallo: The use of clebaterol in man is prohibited in our country and must be discouraged. Its use is seen as less risky by users because it is an oral formulation and has no important effects on the liver (obvious in other orals through anabolic steroids). But this vision is wrong and the duration of the effects after ingestion is long. The side effects are potentially serious and can culminate death. Different reports of human poisoning, either for involuntary consumption of contaminated meat, or intake for aesthetic and sporting purposes has shown a high risk of:

• Anxiety, aggression and crisis of insomnia;
• Agitation, tremor and reduction of decision capacity;
• Risk of renal failure;
• Increase in heart rate, with an arrhythmias emergency that can cause heart attack and cardiac arrest even in previously healthy individuals;
• Prolonged use caused an increase in the heart with a loss of function.

SL: can the substance cause dependence?

Dr. Margallo: The effect of the Clebutolo decreases with prolonged use, when the receptors are collected. This promotes another serious problem: the risk of chemical dependence and use of gradually higher doses to obtain similar effects. But with an increased risk of potentially serious side effects.

SL: What is the message for those who use or want to use Clebaterol?

Dr. Margallo: Undoubtedly the risks are much greater than the benefits. The gain of the lean mass and the weight loss achieved are not accompanied by the improvement of health or the reduction of the risk of illness. On the contrary, they can charge a high price, with permanent sequences or death. The best way to lose weight and earn mass follows the healthy and balanced being, combined with regular exercise.

Source: Terra

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