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Describe several legally available dietary (nutritional) supplements that are used as possible performance enhancers. What is known about their effectiveness?
 
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Describe the development and current state of drug testing in Olympic competition.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Amino acids (probably of no value if receiving proper nutrition); carbohydrates (carb loading may help with endurance events longer than one hour); vitamins (probably no value if receiving proper nutrition); minerals (questionable except for perhaps electrolytes); water (needed for endurance events); creatine (can increase strength and sprint speed, may slow performance in endurance events).

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Early use of amphetamines in several sports led to some deaths due to heat stroke. The first Olympic rules and the first few random tests took place in 1968 . Steroids began to be tested for in the 1970s when a test was developed, but still a small percentage of the athletes were tested. More athletes are tested each time, and more substances keep getting added to the banned list. All athletes now must be very careful to avoid a positive test.


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