Dnp ( Dnp ) For Public Consumption - 1638 Words

During the First World War, the French coalition began integrating 2, 4-Dinitrophenol (DNP), as well as other nitro compounds, into their explosives.4 Since its induction, DNP has been used in several practices, ranging from wood preservation, photography development, herbicide, and dyes. In 1933, Maurice Tainter, a Stanford pharmacologist, discovered that DNP had commercial value and potency as a weight loss drug.6 Upon investigating its aromatic structure, and discovering that its interaction with cellular components was responsible for energy and heat production, Maurice was able to prove his hypothesis and confirmed that human consumption, of a previously incorporated additive in explosives and herbicides, led to substantial weight†¦show more content†¦Bachynsky was able to market his product as â€Å"Mitcal,† and converted his practice into a weight loss clinic.1 He gained much attention and publicized his drug as an integral component in his new technique called â€Å"intracellular hyperthermia therapy.† However, when several thousands of patients reported similar symptoms as the DNP crisis, and news of â€Å"Mitcal† intentional overdose, the FDA opened an investigation of Dr. Bachynsky and his practice in 1983.5 Upon further investigation, and uncovering the key component in â€Å"Mitcal† and â€Å"intracellular therapy,† Bachynsky was convicted of drug violations, penalized, and prohibited from practicing medicine or prescribing DNP to others in 1986.6 Nonetheless, this was not enough to quell Bachynsky’s dubious methods of dispensing DNP. He later evolved and discovered novel avenues to market DNP, claiming that DNP had other potent â€Å"medicine value.† Bachynsky moved his methods and practice overseas, where he fostered a marketing relationship with an establishment in Europe that was developing DNP.3 He successfully marketed his â€Å"intracellular hyperthermia therapy,† targeted to c ancer patients. However, Bachynsky was discovered and incarcerated in 2008 on fraudulent accounts.1 Since then DNP has mainly been prominent in the media, specifically in the bodybuilding and rapid weight loss avenues. There have been a plethora of case involving individuals who has attempted to take DNP, with intention of losing weight and