Protein supplements tied to deadly overload for bodybuilder
The family of a female bodybuilder are calling for tighter restrictions on protein supplements after the woman died from a condition doctors allegedly said was caused by protein overload. Meegan Hefford, 25, was a bodybuilding competitor and mother of two who was taking protein supplements as part of her training toward a competition in September. In June, she told her mother she was feeling tired and a little “weird.” Her mother suggested she was overdoing it at the gym. But on June 19, she was found unconscious in her apartment and rushed to the hospital. Doctors ran tests for two ... Read More
