Are Expired Bodybuilding Supplements Dangerous?

by Josh
(Phil.)

Is it safe to take expired fat burners?

by z
(surrey)

I found a bottle of Arson fat burners in my closet and its 5 months expired. Is it safe for me to still take them??


Answer:

The safe response would be to suggest that you don't use expired supplements.

However if they're just expired a few months I usually don't have a problem with them. In your case 5 months is a bit too long. Personally I wouldn't use them.

Expiration dates are there for a reason and some experts have said that bodybuilding supplements have expiration dates because the ingredients are no longer potent.

So you probably won't get sick, but the purity of the supplements are in jeopardy after the expiration date and therefore it's probably best you don't use them.

In my opinion 1 or 2 months is fine, but anything more than that I wouldn't suggest you use them.

Post Workout Supplements which are Expired

Is it ok to drink a post workout supplement after its expiration date?


Answer:

Personally, I would take it if it's only about 1 or 2 months expired. Anything over that I would not use it. That's just my personally opinion, others might say that it's totally fine and they could be right.

One thing is that expiration dates are there for a reason. After a certain amount of time the ingredients within the supplement may not be as effective.

A few months over and you're probably safe, but anything after that and there's a greater chance that the supplement has lost its potency.