# Pittspeed Fitness & Nutrition thread update: **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 2, 2006, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728 "2006-03-02T22:40:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1051
**Author:** ![06se-r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/c5a1d2/32.png) [@06se-r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/06se-r)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/1051 "2008-02-08T07:38:12Z")
> [@Another Day, Another Viper...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-day-another-viper/34284/36): > > in all honesty. in moderation no. they banned it because a few asshats took over the reccomended allowance, didnt eat or drink and then were outside in the head for extended periods of time. > > Chineese people have been taking it for years. in moderation with some exersize and still having a little bit of a diet, it is a very good tool to shed some weight. > > they lifted the ban anyway exactly. i took it for years and had no problem. there were 3 people who died from it: 1st-corey stringer(350lb), in summer camp, 2nd: a pitcher for the marlins i believe, in spring training, 3rd, is a retard who took it and sat in a sauna with a sweat suit on… it is a very effective fat burner, people abused it. now were stuck with products that don’t work. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728)._