Dietary Supplements as a Major Cause of Anti-doping Rule Violations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5284813 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fredrik Lauritzen (0000-0002-0129-8887, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Pages | 868228-868228 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2624-9367 • E-ISSN: 2624-9367 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fspor.2022.868228 |
| PMID | 35399596 |
| OpenAlex | W4220744595 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 38 |
Dietary supplements encompass a large heterogenic group of products with a wide range of ingredients and declared effects used by athletes for a multitude of reasons. The high prevalence of use across all sports and level of competition, combined with the well-documented risks of such products containing prohibited substances have led to several doping cases globally. Despite being a considerable concern and persistent focus of sport organizations and anti-doping agencies, the magnitude of anti-doping rule violations associated with supplement use is not well-known. This study examines 18-years of doping controls of a national anti-doping program to determine the relationship between the presence of prohibited substances in athlete's doping samples and the use of dietary supplements. In 26% (n = 49) of all the analytical anti-doping rule violation cases in the period 2003-2020 (n = 192), the athlete claimed that a dietary supplement was the source of the prohibited substance causing an adverse analytical finding. Evidence supporting this claim was found in about half of these cases (n = 27, i.e., 14% of all analytical ADRV's). Stimulants were the most prevalent substance group linked to supplements (n = 24), of which methylhexanamine was associated with 16 cases. High risk products were predominantly multi-ingredient pre-workout supplements (n = 20) and fat-burning products (n = 4). Anti-doping organizations should develop strategies on how to assist athletes to assess the need, assess the risk and assess the consequences of using various dietary supplements
Athletes · Dietary supplement · Environmental health · Physical therapy · Chemistry · Doping in Sports · Hormonal and reproductive studies · Medicine · Muscle metabolism and nutrition · Food Science
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The association between subjective anti-doping knowledge and objective knowledge among Japanese university athletes
Use of pharmaceuticals amongst athletes tested by Anti-Doping Norway in a five-year period
Investigation of supplement use and knowledge among Japanese elite athletes for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic/Paralympic games and the Beijing 2022 winter Olympic/Paralympic games
The purpose and effectiveness of doping testing in sport
Youth athletes' framing of nutritional supplements
| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 2,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |