Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by Tuna-Fish 326 days ago
Generally, never. Because any small change in chemistry is something that evolution is very effective at picking up. Which means that if there is a simple intervention that improves performance, there is always a good reason why nature hasn't already given it to you. In the case of EPO, it's significantly increased risk of blood clots and blood pressure related conditions.
1 comments

Caffeine is still the only outlier?

I remain optimistic.

Aspartame seems to be a newer contender