Scary Facts
- A 2001 survey concluded that approximately 1 million adolescents, aged 12-17, had taken performance-enhancing supplements and drugs (HealthyCompetition.org).
- The Olympic Laboratory conducted an analysis of over 634 product samples, purchased from 13 countries around the world. Of these, 94 supplements (14.8% of the total) were found to contain prohibited substances (Gatorade Sports
Science Institute).
- A 1999 Mayo Clinic survey concluded that close to 10% of male and female teenage athletes reported to have used creatine (Mayo Clinic).
- The University of Tennessee banned the use of creatine after football players experienced intense cramping during games at the beginning of the 1998 national championship season (Dayton Daily News).
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