{
  "id": 14956618,
  "title": "Mother of bodybuilder, who died at 20 from effects of banned weight-loss substance, questions how he got illicit drug",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/mother-of-bodybuilder-who-died-at-20-from-effects-of-banned-weight",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T12:42:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Singapore",
    "slug": "cna-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/bodybuilder-death-toxic-weight-loss-drug-dinitrophenol-6465906"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a tragic case reported by a coroner in Singapore, a 20-year-old competitive bodybuilder succumbed to the toxic effects of dinitrophenol, an illicit weight-loss substance. The mother of the deceased questioned how her son managed to obtain the banned drug at the conclusion of a coroner's inquiry, highlighting the prevalence of illicit drugs in society. The police were unable to establish the source of the drug, and no traces of it were found in the home where the youth lived. The mother expressed her hope that no other life would be lost due to such illicit substances and questioned whether her son had been encouraged or coerced into taking the drug while preparing for a bodybuilding competition under immense pressure to meet a certain weight and physique. The coroner's inquiry found that the death was a substance-related accident, and the final cause of death was confirmed as dinitrophenol toxicity.",
  "summary": "The state coroner found that the youth had probably taken dinitrophenol, which can only be obtained illicitly in Singapore.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Mother of bodybuilder, who died at 20 from effects of banned weight-loss substance, questions how he got illicit drug",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/mother-of-bodybuilder-who-died-at-20-from-effects-of-banned-weight-14957652",
        "published": "2026-10-16T12:42:09.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}