Clenbuterol is one of the preferred weight loss drugs amongst the celebrities these days; however the use of Clenbuterol in sports is getting popular. A range of athletes as well as body builders are fond of the drug for a number of reasons. Clenbuterol is known as “clen” and is completely prohibited for human use.

The drug itself is actually used for veterinary purposes and is approved to be used in horses to treat them of breathing problems. It has a lot of side effects attached to it and can work as a potential fat burner in most cases for the reason that it elevates the heart rate and increases the internal temperature in the body to a great extent. This helps in losing weight so quickly and can literally burn the fat with burning more calories, even at the time when the person is not active physically. That’s the primary reason that makes the drug to be life threatening. There were lab tests conducted on the rats and they demonstrated that the drug can have severe effects on the walls of the hearts that can lead to numerous heart problems and may possibly even lead to heart failure.

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