Ergogenic agents (food additives)

By definition, the additive means what is added to the food to compensate for the deficiency in nutrients. However, athletes consume food supplements to improve sports performance and health. Scientific evidence confirming the correctness of the indications for the use of these products is very small. Many studies are constructed quite primitively, with the involvement of the wrong contingent of subjects to which additives are calculated. New additives appear almost every month. This section discusses some of the most popular supplements, the possibility of using them and reasonable recommendations for people working with athletes.

Clenbuterol for weight loss

The drug Clenbuterol refers to the pharmacological group of beta-adrenomimetics for the treatment of bronchopulmonary diseases.

Lycopene

Lycopene is an antioxidant necessary for the human body. Consider its useful properties, products containing this substance and application features.

Coffee and pressure

For most people, the morning without a cup of coffee becomes some kind of inferior, incomplete. However, many coffee lovers are often disturbed by the numerous myths and prohibitions that hang around an ordinary cup of coffee: coffee and pressure, heart, blood vessels.

L-carnitine

About 90% of carnitine entering the body is in muscle tissue. Theoretically, carnitine supplements can increase the oxidation of fatty acids by facilitating ...

Glutamine

Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid that is contained in the human plasma and muscles. Skeletal muscles synthesize, accumulate and release glutamine at high speed ...

Glucosamine / chondroitin sulfate

Glucosamine - an aminosugar synthesized in the body, plays an important role in the conservation and restoration of cartilage. It is believed that glucosamine stimulates cartilage cells to synthesize ...

Ephedra or Ma guang

Ephedra can improve athletic performance, increasing cardiac output, expanding the bronchial airways, strengthening muscle contractility and (possibly) increasing the glucose level in the blood during exercise ...

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)

In popular journals dehydroepiand-rosterone (DHEA) is called the "youth hormone." DHEA and its predecessor are the most common steroid hormones in adult men and women ...

Conjugated linoleic acid

Conjugated linoleic acid (SLA) is a natural product found mainly in beef, lamb and dairy products ...

Caffeine

With the relative harmlessness of caffeine, its large doses can cause side effects, including nausea, muscle tremors, rapid pulse and headache ...

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