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Sal Di Stefano says some bodybuilders still use toxic DNP for fat loss

By Egleze Editorial Desk · Published August 16, 2026 · Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth · The Best Machine for Every Body Part (Including Some You've Never Seen) | Mind Pump 2924
Sal Di Stefano says some bodybuilders still use toxic DNP for fat loss
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What was said

"It's a highly toxic industrial chemical. Melts you from the inside. that it's extremely dangerous and unfit for human consumption, all of which is very enticing to bodybuilders."

Sal Di Stefano says Mind Pump’s hosts discussed DNP (2,4-dinitrophenol) as a highly toxic industrial chemical that some bodybuilders still use for rapid fat loss. He describes it as a mitochondrial “uncoupler” and says it is dangerous and unfit for human consumption.

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