http://www.cnn.com/2002/ HEALTH/diet.fitness/07/25/ andro.lawsuit/index.html
At least Biotest is not on this list of manfacturers.
The suit is against sellers of androstenedione, alleging that the claims that it builds muscle like anabolic steroids are fraudulent. Well, they’ve got a point there.
An interesting point however is a statement by one of the attorneys (thanks for pointing out this article, by the way):
“We believe the makers and sellers of andro are caught in a Catch-22,” Lynch said. “If andro works, they are criminally liable, and if andro doesn’t work, they are liable for civil damages.”
To some extent that makes sense but in another
regard I think not. The thing is there is no accepted definition of what “anabolic” means as a legal term. Claiming that something helps build muscle with appropriate diet and training, as MAG-10 does, may not and I think is not the same as claiming it to be “anabolic” legally or for that matter pharmacologically. Almost invariably when testing the action of a compound, it’s relative to the normal state: normal diet, normal degree of activity, etc. An exception being of course if it’s being tested for effect on disease in which case that state must exist, but all else would be held normal.
Does MAG-10 add muscle without increased calories or protein and without resistance training? I’ve never made such a claim and I don’t know. What I do know is it greatly assists building muscle when these other muscle-building steps are taken.
Actually, on further thought I very very strongly expect that if any Biotest customers simply took MAG-10 for 2 weeks as recommended and did not exercise and consumed a typical nutritionist-recommended diet, there would be no statistically significant gain in muscle mass.
Bill,
Say something like this is going to happen to Biotest and you had to pull all MAG10, Androsol.etc. off the shelves within 24hrs. Would the Biotest staff send out an “Emergency” email stating so (that way I know to stock up before the government takes it all)? I’m just paranoidly curious.
Heck, I have no idea. There may be no such mechanism set up. I don’t think there’s a real risk of it anytime soon at this point, nor for that matter a substantial risk during say the next year. I mean, look how long androstenedione has been out, and they’re just now getting to androstenedione. And besides this, androstenedione (and MAG-10)
are legal. The issue with this suit is allegedly fraudulent claims, another issue
entirely.