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Muscles, speed & lies : what the sport supplement industry does not want athletes or consumers to know / David Lightsey.
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Title:Muscles, speed & lies : what the sport supplement industry does not want athletes or consumers to know / David Lightsey.
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Variant Title:Muscles, speed and lies
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Author/Creator:Lightsey, David.
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Published/Created:Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, ©2006.
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Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: QT260 .L54 2006
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: QT260 .L54 2006
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Doping in sports.
Dietary supplements industry.
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Medical Subjects: Doping in Sports
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Description:xi, 211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Summary:Answers questions about the benefits of dietary supplements and performance enhancing drugs and discusses claims made by the supplement industry which is not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Notes:Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-196) and index.
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ISBN:9781592289127
1592289126
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Contents:Fleecing and swindling: deception in the supplement industry
Media distortions and false advertising
Vitamins and minerals: the three nutrient balance mechanisms
Antioxidants: "magic bullets." or more deception?
Protein and muscle mass: how much is enough?
Carbohydrates and water: the real ergogenic aids
Body composition and weight control: a reality check
Practical applications: putting it together.