Myths about clenbuterol

• May 6, 2024

Internationally, it alarms the presence of clenbuterol in high performance athletes.

Miguel Indurain , considered the best cyclist in the history of Spain, indicated on the page Web of its foundation that the clenbuterol , whose main action is to relax the musculature smooth of the respiratory tract so that the bronchi , in addition to stimulating Central Nervous System and increase the heart rate , has actions anabolic as the increase in muscle mass and the decrease in body fat . "Unfortunately, some athletes are using clenbuterol in large doses because of its anabolic properties."

Effects of clenbuterol on health

Indurain points out that the administration of small doses of this substance has very limited side effects; However, the ingestion of high doses has numerous negative effects on health as the increase in heart rate tremor insomnia . It can also cause an exaggerated increase in blood pressure Y palpitations .

According to the Directorate of Compliance with US Drug Laws (DEA), because this substance promotes growth muscular and inhibits the accumulation of fat in the body , Many athletes Y Bodybuilders They usually abuse her. Its use is prohibited for athletes by World Anti-Doping Agency (AMA)

Prohibited substance in the Mexican meat industry

According to information published by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), a few weeks ago questioned the process of production of meat in the country, because it could be involved in the drug clenbuterol (sic), whose livestock use is prohibited and is even considered a crime.

According to the Ssa, the discomfort poisoning with clenbuterol It usually occurs hours after ingesting the products that contain traces of the substance, and disappear between two and six days later, and includes symptoms such as acceleration of heart rate , nervousness , Headaches Y muscle tremors .

On the other hand, Héctor Sumano López , researcher of Department of Physiology and Pharmacology of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics (FMVZ) of the UNAM, said that beef from cattle, pigs, goats and sheep, as well as poultry, produced in certified Mexican farms and farms does not represent any risk to their consumers.

The clenbuterol As a medicine it is used in people with problems of bronchoconstriction , As the asthma (in doses of 20 to 40 micrograms), because it relaxes the bronchial muscle and, therefore, improves the Pulmonary ventilation , as well as in some conditions that occur with muscular atrophy and, in some countries, in the control of births .

Various scientific studies indicate that the clenbuterol It is not genotoxic , that is to say, that does not induce changes conducive to Cancer or of any other nature in the animal genome or human , nor is it stimulating Central Nervous System nor is it abortive. Despite this, it was banned in meat production processes in countries of the European Union.

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