Army paratroopers draw ammunition before dawn for a live-fire exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center on Fort Polk, La., Jan. 14, 2012. The paratroopers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team. During the exercise, the paratroopers will assault a mock enemy compound and clear it of threats. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeodSoldier Deaths During Training Prompt Military Probe Into Supplement Use -- FOX News
The deaths of two U.S. soldiers who collapsed during physical training in the last few months have prompted a military investigation of a popular body-building supplement that was found in their systems.
The dietary supplement Dimethylamylamine, or DMAA, has been banned for sale at stores and commissaries in military bases across the country pending the results of the probe.
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