“…212 This unusual increase in the basal metabolic rate (BMR) results in elevation (mild to moderate) of body temperature. 213 However, chronic administration of DNP was reported to have several adverse effects, such as hyperthermia, diaphoresis, tachycardia, tachypnoea, and death in some cases. 211 As few deaths were clearly associated with DNP administration in 1930s, the US-FDA issued a ban on its human consumption in 1938.…”