Study Finds DMAA to be Synthetic, Challenging “Natural” Claims

A new study suggests that DMAA (1,3-dimethylamylamine), which is promoted as coming from natural substances found in geraniums, is actually composed of synthetic compounds.

Researchers at the University of Texas examined eight different geranium extracts from different geographical origins for the presence of DMAA and found none. They found that the DMAA actually consisted of four different compounds called stereoisomers and that the unique isomeric ratios in synthetic DMAA were the same as those found in DMAA in all supplements, according to e! Science News.

Supplements containing DMAA have been the center of controversy in recent years. The substance was recently linked to the death of two U.S. soldiers, prompting the U.S. Army to pull the supplement from its commissaries, according to e! Science News.

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