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Search results for "Mark McGwire" ...
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Ongoing Steroid Coverage
The year long investigation focused on the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sports, particularly in baseball.
Tags: drugs; steroids; baseball; Mark McGwire; Jose Canseco; Major League Baseball
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Sports-supplement dangers
Consumer Reports examines three dietary supplements marketed to enhance athletic performance, creatine, ephedra, and androstenedione. Looking at scientific studies available on the supplements Consumer Reports found that the supplements are often ineffective and potentially dangerous. Androstenedione, used by former St. Louis Cardinal Mark McGwire, was shown to cause hormonal imbalance in some cases, and ephedra is a herbal stimulant with a combination of ingredients that acts like an amphetamine. Metcalf and Sandroff also show that many of these nutritional supplements are marketed towards youths.
Tags: sports; supplements; nutrition