Ergogenic Aids and Performance in Sports
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Date
2004
Authors
Mse, Elizabeth
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
The use of drugs and supplements to enhance performance has become prevalent in the
athletic world. Many sports administrators, team physicians and coaches are not famillar .
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with the benefits and risks of these substances. Therefore they ate unable to educate
young athletes on this topic. 111 spite of several reports on the health risks of annbolic
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use marly people seem to have used them. Human growth ..hormone (tfGlt) lias
been used by a small percentage. Amphetamines and similar compounds may be the most
widely abused drugs particularly in the game of baseball, Erythropoitein, a highly
effective aerobic enhancer has lead to many deaths in cyclists and other endurance
athletes. Supplements such as creatine and .. ephedrine remain unregulated by the F.ood and
Drug Administration. All understanding of these products is essential for sports
administrators, sports medicine practitioners, team physicians and coaches Io provide
sound, safe advice to-afIl.Ietes
Description
A paper presented at the 2nd East Africa regional pre-games scientific conference on sport and physical education for greater cooperation in Eastern Africa held on 18th - 19th November 2004 at Kenyatta University