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Fitness Fanatic Dad, 24, Died After Taking Weight Loss Drug DNP

Ayan Kayal

Written by Ayan Kayal

Last Updated onDecember 6, 2017

Liam Willis, 24 years old was found dead after taking a lethal dose of 2,4-Dinitrophenol, also known as DNP, an illegal and ‘highly toxic’ fat-burning pills.

Despite the deadly chemical compound being illegal and ‘unfit for human consumption’, dieting pills containing the substance can be bought online. DNP pills have been linked to a series of deaths across the UK, including one where a 21-year-old student ‘burned up from the inside’.

On Friday an inquest into Liam’s death confirmed his death on July 16 this year was drug-related.

Commenting on the county’s second case of a DNP death, acting senior coroner for Swansea and North Port Talbot Colin Phillips warned people with body image issues not to use the chemical for weight loss.

“It is effective but is banned as it is highly toxic,” he said.

“It is widely advertised as not for human consumption, but it is widely available.”

“This is the second unintentional death in Swansea from consumption of this dangerous chemical.”

“There is no known antidote to reverse its effects. There have been a number of deaths throughout the country.”

Symptoms of acute DNP poisoning include restlessness, flushed skin, nausea, vomiting, sweating, dizziness, headaches, rapid respiration and irregular heartbeat.

Taking the lower amounts over longer periods is also very dangerous and can lead to cataracts and skin lesions and impact on the heart, blood, and nervous system.

Police, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Interpol have this year been seizing DNP, which has killed nine people in the UK over the last two years.

Interpol in 2015 issued a warning to police in 190 countries about the dangers of 2.4-Dinitrophenol (DNP) pills. Interpol said in a statement,

“Although usually sold in yellow powder or capsule form, DNP is also available as a cream. Besides the intrinsic dangers of DNP, the risks associated”

Swansea University student Courtney Mitchell Lewis, from Aberdare, died after overdosing on pills containing DNP in May 2013.

The 21-year-old wrote on Facebook ‘I don’t want to die, I think it is too late’ after taking the substance following a night out with friends.

Bulimic Glasgow University student Eloise Parry died aged 21 after she took the pills in 2015.

The substance is legitimately used in biochemical research and manufacturing chemicals and it is illegal to sell it for human consumption.

FSA chairman, Heather Hancock said on the agency’s website:

“DNP can and does kill.”

“We are relentless in pursuing those seeking to profit from the illegal sale of this toxic substance for human consumption.

We have been able to disrupt supply routes and close down websites. That stops people being put at risk from the severe harm that comes from consuming DNP.”

Published: 6 December, 2017 | 1:03 AM EDT

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Ayan K. Seppala, BSc Sport & Exercise Science. Ayan is a powerlifter, gamer, and a writer. His love for fitness and helping others achieve their fitness goals drive him to write engaging and helpful articles.

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  1. Avatar Chris says:
    6 years ago

    Wait …. so people are overdosing on this drug and dying!!! Omg that’s never happened before with any other drug ever!!!! Wait nope it actually has. Not being funny but if someone doesn’t want to do research on a drug they are going to take and be stupid with it then that’s up to them. A bad workman blames their tools.
    I have done extensive research on dnp and am a user of it myself. But even I like in the Eloise Perry case would not take 1600mg in one sitting and decide that it would be ok to drink alcohol on them. Start on 1 tablet a day dose for a min of 4 days. You won’t die even if you have a bad reaction and can stop whenever.
    People’s misuse of any drug or anything is not down to the drug itself it’s down to the individual. If I drive at 150 miles an hour and run someone over is it the cars fault? Or mine??
    If people could be trusted to be a bit more savvy and not misuse it, and would actually do their research into dnp it would make a great obesity drug to help with weight loss. However because the ld50 is so low and people are inherently stupid it will never be approved. Shame.
    I know people aren’t going to like this post and maybe I should be more sympathetic to the “victim” however we are all masters of our own destiny
    Oh and just for facts and figures look up how many people have died from this drug in the past 100 years compared with the following
    Alchahol
    Any other drug
    Motoring
    Hell screw it yearly shark attacks!!!
    The amount of deaths contributing to this drug is miniscle since discovery in comparison. And to say oh it’s used for this that and the other. Yep it sure is…. But how many other things are used for other purposes than what they were designed for…. viagra, superglue etc etc.

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