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Sports supplements can provide additional nutrition whether the athlete is young or old, elite or novice. The links below provide information on these supplements:

• CRN Position on Sports Nutrition Supplements (PDF)

Other links that may be of interest:

• CRN Scientific Backgrounder on Glucosamine/Chondroitin (PDF)

• Better Nutrition's Sports Supplements Guide (PDF)
—prepared by Edmund R. Burke, Ph.D. 15 of the most frequently used sports supplements are defined with suggested uses, benefits and intakes. This article, posted with permission, appeared in the June 2004 issue of Better Nutrition.

• Chart listing various organizations' positions/policies on dietary supplements (PDF)

• Advances In Sports Nutrition—Examining fat loss and muscle mass accretion as major drivers in the sports nutrition market (PDF)
—written by Jeff Feliciano and Luke Bucci of CRN member company Weider Nutrition International

(This article appeared in the May 2003 issue of Nutraceuticals World. It is posted with permission. Visit the Nutraceuticals World website at www.nutraceuticalsworld.com for more information.)

• ODS/CRN Conference on the Science and Policy of Performance-Enhancing Products (links to proceedings, video, etc.)

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