Are you a fitness enthusiast who uses supplements during workouts? If halfway through your workout, you drink a pre-workout mix as routine, thinking it is healthy, you need to think again.

Because some ingredients in these supplements can strain your heart without you noticing. Labels make big claims, but the truth about supplements and heart health needs a closer look.

Tubs of protein and fat burners promise results, but they don’t always deliver safely. A research review in the Annals of Internal Medicine warns that vitamins and supplements can be unsafe.

A Johns Hopkins doctor Edgar R. Miller III says that too much calcium and vitamin D might raise heart risks, with little proof they protect it.

“Labels aren’t always reliable. Some pills don’t have the herbs they claim, or contain fillers and harmful stuff. Supplements aren’t FDA-regulated,” Miller warned in his report. He added, “Companies don’t have to prove health benefits, only make vague claims like ‘good for heart health.’”

According to research, many supplements pack high doses of caffeine, way more than your morning coffee.

These supplements can make your heart race or cause palpitations. Some fat burners sneak in stimulants like bitter orange or yohimbine, which can be risky too.

Source:Moneycontrol