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Originally Posted by brewtus  One question is this: I read earlier in this thread that fructose is a desirable carb during cycle, but is there any added benefit to minimizing other carbs? I know it affects your energy level, but I've had no problems with energy in previous cycles when using energy supplements. Will I burn more fat with no bread/rice/cereal? |
You will burn more fat if you reduce your carb intake (e.g. no bread/rice/cereal). That's because you're consuming fewer calories and creating a greater caloric deficit. Fat has to make up the difference. However, you can only cut calories so far before the contribution from fat is maxed out and you start to lose muscle. I think the best results will come from cutting calories 500-1000 per day (assumng a low to moderate dose of
DNP). If you're cutting calories more aggressively (such as 1000 per day), I'd be sure to take something that helps mobilize fat, like EC or
clen.
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Originally Posted by brewtus Also, a side note: I've observed more women having medical problems as side effects than men. The majority of posts I've read on various forums about people having severe reactions (allergic or otherwise) from DNP have been from women. My girlfriend also had a bad allergic reaction which sent her to the ER; swelling, hives, etc. |
I don't think women have any greater incidence of side effects than men. Some form of rash seems to occur pretty uniformly in about 15% of DNP users, with a small percentage of that manifesting severe rash/hives (like what happened with your GF). The only exception I see might be with cataracts. In the 1930's there were 164 case reports of cataracts, but only 3 of those cases were in men. That might be simply because the drug was used much more by women than by men. Another possible explanation is the link between cataracts and antioxidant deficiency. More women may have developed cataracts due to smaller diets with insufficient antioxidant intake (such as vitamin C). It's also possible that women just develop them more than men, though I'd bet on the former.