ORLANDO, Fla. (WPVI) -- A new survey finds many young men are going to extremes to change their bodies.
Orlando Health found that more than half the *millennial men questioned used diet supplements, or work out more than 4 days a week for their looks.
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And they didn't seek a doctor's advice.
Researchers say that's especially risky for supplements, which aren't regulated by the F-D-A.
"There's no guarantee that what you're reading on the label is actually inside that product," says Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, Orlando Health urologist.
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His colleague, Dr. Sijo Parekattil, adds, "You're thinking about the immediate gratification or the immediate gratification or the immediate needs, and you're not really thinking long-term, and that's where some of the dangers lie."
The supplements can interact with other medications, or they can have unknown side effects which may not show-up until years later.