Vegetables
Fruits
Grains
Meats/poultry
Dairy
Answer:
DNP must increase metabolism of food by producing heat instead of ATP.
Explanation:
The drug that promises to lose weight based on Dinitrophenol (DNP) is harmful to health because it contains toxic substances that are not approved by the FDA for human consumption and can cause serious changes that can even lead to death. The changes caused by the drug are to increase the metabolism of food producing heat instead of ATP, so the body runs out of energy and various metabolic processes, essential for human life, are interrupted (including cellular respiration).
The side effects of 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) are high fever, frequent vomiting and excessive tiredness that can lead to death. It is a yellow chemical powder that can be found in tablet form and sold illegally for human consumption as thermogenic and anabolic.
Continued use/ or addiction
They have been using it for a while and might start to get addicted if not already
