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Ergogenic Aids
USDA. NAL. Food and Nutrition Information Center.
Information on nutritional supplements aimed at athletes and exercisers, including potential supplement dangers.

Dietary Supplement Fact Sheets
DHHS. NIH. Office of Dietary Supplements.
Provides fact sheets on vitamins, minerals and herbals/botanicals which review the functions, food sources, intake recommendations and other practical information.

Nutritional Ergogenics & Sports Performance
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
A 1998 review of evidence on nutrition products alleged to enhance performance.

Questions Most Frequently Asked About Sports Nutrition
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
Provides dietary information of interest to athletes, including information on supplements. Also in PDF |13 KB.

Fast Facts About Sports Nutrition
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
Facts about water, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals and other nutrients for those involved in vigorous exercise.

MedlinePlus: Creatine
DHHS. NIH. National Library of Medicine.
Includes background, safety information, interactions, evidence, dosing and more about creatine.

MedlinePlus: Caffeine
DHHS. NIH. National Library of Medicine.
Provides a gateway to the latest news and information on the topic of caffeine. Also offers links to research and related issues.

Ephedra Backgrounder
DHHS. NIH. Office of Dietary Supplements.
Find links to reports about health risks and FDA prohibition on ephedra-containing supplements. Includes review of effectiveness and safety of ephedra and ephedrine alkaloids for weight loss or enhanced athletic performance.

Questions and Answers: Androstenedione
DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Questions and answers related to the FDA crackdown on manufacture, market and distribution of products containing androstenendione "andro". Includes link to FDA White Paper - Health Effects of Androstenedione.

Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids: Incidence of Use and Health Implications (PDF|162 KB)
President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
2005 Research Digest article investigating steroid use in sports, including health and ethical concerns.

Information on Drugs of Abuse: Steroids
DHHS. NIH. National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Provides information on resources, research, publications, news releases and general information. For students and teens as well as parents, researchers and healthcare workers.

MedlinePlus: Anabolic Steroids
DHHS. NIH. National Library of Medicine.
Gateway to the latest news and cautions on the topic of anabolic steroids. Links to research and related topics. Also in Spanish.

Anabolic Steroid Abuse
DHHS. NIH. National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Provides information on resources, research, publications, news releases and general information for parents and teens as well as researchers and healthcare workers.

Last Modified: Mar 12, 2008


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