No Scientific Proof for Nutritional Supplements

In a principal address to the International Amateur Swimming Federation (FINA), exercise scientist Priscilla Clarkson said there was no scientific proof that nutritional supplements, with the exception of creatine — a substance that scientists know combines with phosphate to create a source of energy in the body — did anything to improve athletic performance despite heavy marketing promotion. Creatine, a muscle fuel occurring naturally in meat and fish, has been developed in tablet form. Creatine supplement was used in training by Britain’s 1992 Olympic champions Linford Christie and Sally Gunnell. “It seems creatine is one of the only nutritional supplements that has been proven effective,” Clarkson told the conference. “But when the supplements come out they are marketed like crazy before anyone has the data. The ads lure with fake science... and we are fighting the glamor.” For more background on this story go to: This related article

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