Earlier this month, the FDA issued a recall of 65 dietary supplements sold by Bodybuilding.com through their Web site, based on concerns these products contain ingredients the agency either currently classifies, or should be classified, as steroids. Turinabol, androstenedione, superdrol, madol and tren are the ingredients under federal scrutiny.

Some of the side effects associated with steroids are alarming. Among them:

* Acute liver injury

* Male infertility

* Increased risks of death, heart disease and stroke

* Male breast enlargement

Among the 65 supplements recalled by the FDA (review the links below for a full product list): Anabolic Xtreme Hyperdrol X2, Diabolic Labs Revenge, Myogenix Spawn, Performance Anabolics Methastadrol, Rage RV5 and Transform Supplements Forged Extreme Mass.

All the more reason for you to do your homework when it comes to choosing a safe supplement for your health. Learn more about the lack of testing and quality standards associated with other supplements by reviewing CNCA's Nutritional Supplement Quality -- The Facts.

FDA.gov November 3, 2009

eNews Park Forest November 3, 2009