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November 24, 2007

Sport's medicalization

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Recenti Prog Med. 2007 Sep;98(9):433-6
Article in Italian
Cristani A, Romagnoli E, Boldrini E.
Unita Operativa di Medicina II, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialita Mediche, Ospedale Policlinico, Universita degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena

Medicalization (abuse of sport drinks, supplements and drugs) involves more and more of the sport world, casting doubt on the credibility of results. causes and responsibilities are individuated. Characteristics of two commonly used supplements (creatine, branched-chain amino acids) are analyzed in order to show risks and ambiguities for athletes and the way to come out of it.

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