Supplements

Question 1

Dietary supplement

Answer 1

product taken by mouth that contains a ‘dietary ingredient’ intended to supplement the diet

Question 2

Supplement forms

Answer 2

enriched foods
functional foods
sports foods
single or multiple nutrient/mineral foods

Question 3

Reasons for supplement use

Answer 3

aid recovery from training
health
improve performance
prevent or treat illness
compensate for a poor diet
financial gain (sponsorship)
beleive/know other athletes using

Question 4

Cost analysis

Answer 4

financial
health
performance
drug test failure

Question 5

Benefit analysis

Answer 5

performance
health
insurance policy
free samples

Question 6

WADA

Answer 6

world anti-doping agency

promote fairness in sport
protect health of the athlete
strict liability

Question 7

Risks supplement use

Answer 7

contamination
absence or lower than declared levels of ‘actives’
presence of undeclared doping agents
harmful to health/performance

Question 8

Contamination

Answer 8

poor quality control in manufacturing = contamination of raw ingredient or deliberate inclusion not listed on label
contain undeclared prohibited substances

Question 9

Absence or lower than declared levels of ‘actives’

Answer 9

supplements not contain actual amount of ingredient stated on label in final product/not contain at all

Question 10

Presence of undeclared doping agents

Answer 10

consumption of products lead to inadvertent case of doping
example = non-hormonal nutrition supplements contain undeclared steroids

Question 11

Nutrient deficiency

Answer 11

diagnosed by medical doctor
impractical for athlete to consum ‘everyday’ or normal foods to meet nutrition goals
due to training schedule
gut comfort
energy budget

Question 12

Evidence-based ergogenic acids

Answer 12

creatine
nitrate
caffeine
beta-alanine
sodium bicarbonate
sodium citrate
phosphates
caritine
methanol
ketones

Question 13

Supplement recommendations

Answer 13

benefit athletes = protein powders, sports drinks, erogenic acids
assessment/advice from qualified sports nutritionlyst/medical practitioner
seek assurance on quality control to ensure free from contamination
not use when nutrient can be met by normal food
not use when risk of positive doping test
alerted to possible warning signs of adverse effects
not use by young athlete U18 expect when medical