Supplements

In recent years many positive drug tests have been blamed on the use of dietary supplements, athletes believing that they required vitamins, minerals and protein beyond that contained in a balanced diet.

Research studies suggest that as many as a quarter of all supplements contain analytically significant amounts of steroids and stimulants. While some manufacturers claim their product is endorsed by bodies like WADA or UK Sport or they meet a standard of purity, it should be remembered that these bodies never endorse these products and that the industry purity standard is ten thousand times less than that used in WADA laboratories.

A POSITIVE TEST CAN RESULT IN A TWO YEAR BAN FROM VOLLEYBALL AND A LIFETIME ONE FROM OLYMPIC SELECTION IN BRITAIN.