Joanna Cosgrove, Online Editor02.16.12
The sports supplements category is one of the most lucrative components of the dietary supplement industry. It’s also among the most criticized. When professional athletes are scrutinized for using performance-enhancing substances, oftentimes their go-to claim is that they thought they were taking a legitimate dietary supplement, which casts a wide and harsh glare on products in the entire sports supplement category.
“Athletes are under enormous pressure to maintain peak performance and health levels. In addition to their training, many athletes use dietary supplements and sports nutrition products to help them maintain this fitness level,” commented Ed Wyszumiala, general manager of NSF International Dietary Supplement Certification programs, an independent Ann Arbor, MI-based organization that writes standards and certifies products for food, water and consumer goods to minimize adverse health effects and protect the environment. “Athletes, particularly
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