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A study by the Canadian Centre for Sports Ethics, indicates that many athletes use nutritional supplements frequently. According to respondents athletes, they consume this type of product to withstand intense training along with work and studies.However, the use of some chemical agents provide significant health risks, going against one of the fundamental principles of the discipline. Among them are anabolic steroids.
A good sport, be aware that nutritional supplements are not sold as drugs in the pharmacy, may contain substances on the banned list, although it is contained in the prospectus. Therefore, athletes should be very careful when taking nutritional supplements.As indicated by the World Anti-Doping Agency, in many countries, as in Spain, the production of nutritional supplements is not sufficiently regulated by the government. This means that there is the possibility that the actual ingredients of the supplement, do not match those specified in the prospectus.
According to a study sponsored by the International Olympic Committee and performed in 2001 in accredited doping control laboratory in Cologne, They analyzed 634 nutritional supplements, and found that 15% contained substances on the banned list, but that were not listed in the prospectus. The other 10% contained banned substances in very small amount. Most products containing banned substances contained anabolic androgenic steroids.
Regarding the position of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the organization is concerned about the number of athletes who are willing to take supplements without knowing if they can improve the sports brand, or without knowing whether they contain banned substances. Ultimately, the tagged eating poor nutritional supplements is not a proper excuse to avoid a penalty. Athletes should be aware of the risks of contamination from supplements.
THE HEALTH FOOD SUPPLEMENTS OF ATHLETS
A study by the Canadian Centre for Sports Ethics, indicates that many athletes use nutritional supplements frequently. According to respondents athletes, they consume this type of product to withstand intense training along with work and studies.However, the use of some chemical agents provide significant health risks, going against one of the fundamental principles of the discipline. Among them are anabolic steroids.
A good sport, be aware that nutritional supplements are not sold as drugs in the pharmacy, may contain substances on the banned list, although it is contained in the prospectus. Therefore, athletes should be very careful when taking nutritional supplements.As indicated by the World Anti-Doping Agency, in many countries, as in Spain, the production of nutritional supplements is not sufficiently regulated by the government. This means that there is the possibility that the actual ingredients of the supplement, do not match those specified in the prospectus.
According to a study sponsored by the International Olympic Committee and performed in 2001 in accredited doping control laboratory in Cologne, They analyzed 634 nutritional supplements, and found that 15% contained substances on the banned list, but that were not listed in the prospectus. The other 10% contained banned substances in very small amount. Most products containing banned substances contained anabolic androgenic steroids.
Regarding the position of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the organization is concerned about the number of athletes who are willing to take supplements without knowing if they can improve the sports brand, or without knowing whether they contain banned substances. Ultimately, the tagged eating poor nutritional supplements is not a proper excuse to avoid a penalty. Athletes should be aware of the risks of contamination from supplements.
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