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Performance Enhancing
Substances and Ergogenic Aids
Johnson Interview
Performance Enhancing Substances
• Ergogenic substances- performance-enhancing drugs or dietary
supplements
• Ergogenic effect- positive performance-enhancing result. Comes from
Greek word ergon= work and gennan= to produce. Thus, ergogenic
something that produces or enhances work.
• Any ergogenic substance has some benefit-risk tradeoff.
• It is important to discuss the risks and benefits of the main ergogenic
substances that athletes are likely to encounter. This will help athletes
make well informed decisions and ignore useless and possibly harmful
products.
• It may also steer athletes away from banned drugs if athletes can be
made aware that competitors who cheat run the high risk of being
detected.
Performance Enhancing Substances
• Dietary Supplements
• Considered a food substance whose purpose is to
supplement deficiencies
• Dietary supplements is a catch-all term that the FDA does
not consider drugs and that fall into categories of normal
foods or food additives.
• Generally, they are highly refined products that would not
be confused with a food.
• They may not have any positive nutritional value
• Not intended as a performance enhancer
• Nutritional needs can be met in all cases in North America
through balanced consumption of real foods
• Multi Billion dollar business
Types of Performance Enhancing
Substances
• 2 principal categories of performanceenhancing substances:
• a. Naturally occurring hormones and
drugs that mimic their effects
• b. Dietary supplements
Types of Performance Enhancing
Substances
• The distinction between dietary supplement and drug is not
an obvious one, however, it is an important one.
• The distinction determines whether or not a product must
meet Food and Drug Administration approval for safety
and effectiveness.
• If not classified as a drug or advertised as having
therapeutic value, the FDA generally does not regulate the
sale of a product.
• This means that a manufacturer can introduce a new
dietary supplement to the market without any approval.
• (in USA) Part of the definition of a drug is a substance that
changes the body’s structure or function. This includes
substances that stimulate hormone secretion.
Ergogenic Substances
• They are usually banned from athletic
competition when a consensus is reached
that they may provide a competitive edge.
• A few substances have been banned for
other reasons such as medical safety and
social unacceptability.
Ben Johnson