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has gloss | eng: The ECA stack is a drug combination used in weight loss and as a stimulant. ECA is an acronym for ephedrine, caffeine, and aspirin. Dietary supplements based on or including elements of ECA were popular through the 1990s but the marketing of ephedra- or ephedrine-containing stimulant combinations for weight loss and bodybuilding is now restricted or illegal in the United States and Canada due to reports of heart attack, stroke, and death associated with these supplements. A meta-analysis combining results from all available studies estimated average weight loss of 1 kg/month more than placebo. |
lexicalization | eng: ECA stack |
instance of | (noun) a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process stimulant drug, excitant, stimulant |
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has gloss | deu: ECA-Stack ist ein Jargon-Begriff, der insbesondere im Zusammenhang mit Doping und Bodybuilding verwandt wird. Er stammt aus dem anglo-amerikanischen Sprachraum und leitet sich von Stack (engl. für „Stapel“) und dem Akronym ECA für die Wirkstoffe *Ephedrin, *Koffein (engl.: Caffeine) und *Acetylsalicylsäure ab. |
lexicalization | deu: ECA-Stack |
Swedish | |
has gloss | swe: ECA, eller "ECA stack", är en förkortning för efedrin, koffein och aspirin (Ephedrine, Caffeine and Aspirin). |
lexicalization | swe: ECA |
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