5/10/2016
USA Swimming
Webinar- Dietary
Supplement Concerns
LaDonna Reed
Olympic Education Specialist
www.usada.org
The Facts
75,000+ Supplements on Shelves
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Regulation Differences
Medicine
Supplements
What We Provide
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I NEED my supplements!
The Dilemma
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Why RISK Exists?
• Biggest reason = confusion over what constitutes a
dietary supplement
• Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act 1994
(DSHEA) defines dietary supplement as:
– contains a ‘dietary ingredient’ (i.e. a vitamin, mineral)
– taken by mouth, though it may have many forms (tablet,
capsule, powder, liquid, etc.)
– not intended to be consumed as a meal or as a meal
replacement
– company represents the product as a dietary supplement.
Why RISK Exists?
• Regulatory concerns
– Strict regulation not done prior to sale
• Global Supply Chain
– Low to no quality cheap raw ingredients
• Manufacturing practices
– Supplement manufactures not required to show
compliance with GMPs
• Dosage
– Distinguish between good ingredients and good
amounts of ingredients
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Reduce the RISK!
• Truth in labeling – misleading labeling, amount of
ingredients not stated, etc.
• Review high risk list on www.supplement411.org
– An arbitration panel has found the product to have caused a
positive anti-doping test in an athlete.
– Ingredients advertised on label prohibited per WADA Prohibited
List
– Analytical testing resulted a prohibited substance
High Risk Dietary Supplement List
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Strict Liability Principle
“…an athlete is responsible, and an
anti-doping rule violation occurs
whenever a prohibited substance is
found in an athlete’s sample. The
violation occurs whether or not the
athlete intentionally or
unintentionally used a prohibited
substance or was negligent or
otherwise at fault.”
(WADA Code comment to article 2.1.1)
Do Supplements Work?
• Different views on what “work” means
• Where studies show a supplement works, the
performance advantage is marginal and very
specific to a certain exercise or muscle group.
• No medical benefit
- Supplement companies cannot legally advertise such claims
• Some benefits in cases where nutrient deficiencies
exist.
- If there is no deficiency, then there may be no benefit
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Supplements
Risks involved with Dietary Supplements
Take them at your own risk!
Responsible for what goes into your
system - strict liability
Possible risks:
• Possible positive test
• Health consequences
• Ask yourself:
• Why do I feel the need to take
supplements?
• What’s in it?
• Who makes it?
• How is it made?
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Risks Involved with Dietary Supplements
Possible Risks:
Risks Involved with Dietary Supplements
What?
Who?
Why?
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Third-Party Testing
Free of Conflicts of Interest
Have external accreditations
Conduct Audit
Evaluate dietary supplement
overall safety and quality
Validated methods to test
prohibited substances in sport
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Your body is a machine!
Nutrition is Key!
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Thank you for your
time!
www.usada.org
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