Exam 9: Dietary Supplements and Performance Enhancers

Match each statement with the correct item below: -minerals

Anabolic refers to muscle-building, and ____________________ refers to increased masculine characteristics.

The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act defines a dietary ____________________ as a product (other than tobacco) intended to enhance the diet that bears or contains one or more of the following dietary ingredients: vitamins, minerals, amino acids, herbs, and/or other botanical substances.

The major side effects of anabolic steroid abuse include ____.

What is the primary purpose of the Athletic Code of Ethics?

A(n) ____________________ is an inorganic (non-carbon-containing) element that is necessary for the body to build tissues, regulate body fluids, and assist in various other body functions.

Creatine does not affect kidney function.

____________________ is the unnatural use of any substance or means to gain an unfair edge over the competition.

A vitamin mega-dose, which is 10 or more times the ____ (RDA) or Dietary Reference Intake (DRI), to correct a deficiency or to help prevent disease should be prescribed by a physician.

Today the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has strict rules governing the use and misuse of banned substances.

Approximately ____ botanicals are sold as dietary supplements or ethnic traditional medicines.

Match each statement with the correct item below: -ergogenic aid

The Athletic Code of ____________________ is an essential tool for protecting and promoting the interests of athletics and the coaching profession.

There are four different types of glucosamine.

____________________ produced in the body is converted either to testosterone or to estrogen.

A national survey by National Public Radio, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government found that 80% of all Americans believe that dietary supplements, rather than standard minerals and vitamins obtained from food, are generally good for their health and well-being.

Coaches shall be responsible for maintaining objectivity and a sense of balance commensurate with good sportsmanship.

Elevated testosterone levels can have masculinizing effects on women; men with increased estrogen levels can experience feminizing effects such as the growth of breasts.

Match each statement with the correct item below: -glucosamine

Depression and other psychiatric side effects may result from abuse of anabolic steroids.