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| Dietary supplements include products like vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino acids, proteins, energy products, and more. |
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| How can you know if the substance in your hand is a food, supplement or medication? Check the label. Foods will have Nutrition Facts, medications will have Drug Facts, and dietary supplements will have Supplement Facts. |
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| When you use dietary supplements, you are risking adverse health consequences and, if you are an athlete who is subject to drug-testing, you are risking the possibility of testing positive for a prohibited substance. According to a 2002 International Olympic Committee study, the risk of buying a contaminated supplement in the U.S. is almost 20%. So, one in five supplements purchased in the U.S. could be contaminated with substances that would lead to a doping violation. |
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