Hoot's Corner

By:  Travis Tygart and Amy Eichner of USADA The anti-doping world is all too familiar with ‘sports’ or ‘performance enhancing’ dietary supplements (i.e., products marketed for body building, weight-loss, pre-workout/energy) that are adulterated with stimulants, anabolic agents, and pharmaceuticals, either by accidental contamination or by deliberate spiking. But the larger community surrounding developing young athletes […]

  By Jill Castle, MS, RDN Do you believe protein is the “magic pill” of sports nutrition or are you just “making ends meet,” trying to get enough protein in your young athlete’s diet? Boasting benefits like enhanced sports performance, muscle gain and improved post-event recovery, protein seems to have magical powers, and young athletes […]

Sometimes in the middle of a fight, people lose focus of what the fight was to begin with. So, let me remind you what part of Attorney General Jim Hood’s beef with Google is about: Protecting kids from online drugs. That is a subject near and dear to my heart. In 2003, I lost my […]

A large new study by the federal government found that injuries caused by dietary supplements lead to more than 20,000 emergency room visits a year, many involving young adults with cardiovascular problems after taking supplements marketed for weight loss and energy enhancement. The study is the first to document the extent of severe injuries and […]

Doug and Kristine Haeussler, from Prosper, Texas, made friends of Blue Jays fan Manolo Rosales, who was strongly encouraging they join him and a friend at the nearby Steam Whistle brewery after they had sat together for the whole game. “Once people found out we weren’t from Toronto and we had flown here from Texas, […]

On 16 September, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Executive Committee approved the 2016 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods, which is now available on WADA’s website. The List will come into force on 1 January 2016. “WADA leads an extensive consultative process annually that results in the updated Prohibited List,” said Craig Reedie, President, WADA.  “Our […]

By:  Human Performance Resource Center Staff DMAA has been illegal as a dietary supplement ingredient for more than 2 years, but products containing this substance continue to be available. Many are still being produced (or produced again), and some are even new. That means it’s very important to read dietary supplement product labels carefully to […]

Many parents want the best nutrition for their kids, particularly when they are rushed from one activity to another. The general consensus is that food, rather than dietary supplements, is the best option for nutrition. According to the Mayo Clinic, dietary supplements such as multivitamins are not necessary, even for picky eaters.1 Many common foods […]

September 1, 2015 Agency continues to warn consumers about the dangers of using pure powdered caffeine. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking action today to help prevent additional deaths from the use of pure powdered caffeine, potentially dangerous products that have already resulted in the known deaths of two teenagers. The agency issued […]

The DEA announced Tuesday that it recently shut down 16 underground steroid labs and made 90 arrests following 30 investigations in 20 states. The agency said in a release that the series of investigations led by the DEA called “Operation Cyber Juice” was spurred by “actionable intelligence” provided by U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and the World […]