Athletes are strongly advised to be very cautious if they choose to take any supplement such as vitamin tablets, energy drinks, or sport-nutrition formulas. This is because there is no guarantee that any supplement is free from banned substances.
In the news yesterday was an athlete from Athletics who tested positive while representing Great Britain at this summer’s European Team Championships, (see link to Telegraph article).
All athletes are advised to:
all BEFORE making a decision to use supplements.
However, supplement risks can be reduced by:
Visit the UKAD website for further information on supplements [www.ukad.org.uk/supplements] including information on the Informed Sport [www.informed-sport.com] programme, which provides a batch-testing service for supplement products.
Athletes are strongly advised to be very cautious if they choose to take any supplement such as vitamin tablets, energy drinks, or sport-nutrition formulas. This is because there is no guarantee that any supplement is free from banned substances.
In the news yesterday was an athlete from Athletics who tested positive while representing Great Britain at this summer’s European Team Championships, (see link to Telegraph article).
All athletes are advised to:
all BEFORE making a decision to use supplements.
However, supplement risks can be reduced by:
Visit the UKAD website for further information on supplements [www.ukad.org.uk/supplements] including information on the Informed Sport [www.informed-sport.com] programme, which provides a batch-testing service for supplement products.
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