Define ergogenic aid - correct answer ✔✔any training technique, mechanical device, nutritional
ingredient or practice, pharmacological method, or psychological technique that can improve exercise
performance capacity or enhance training adaptations
What type of ergogenic aid do we normally think of when we hear "performance enhancing" and what %
has no effect on performance? - correct answer ✔✔-Pharmacological method
-98%
As nutritionists, what do we focus on? - correct answer ✔✔nutritional ergogenic aids
What is an example of a proven ergogenic aid? - correct answer ✔✔Drinking whey protein after a
workout
How do certain supplements qualify to be ergogenic? - correct answer ✔✔if peer-reviewed studies
demonstrate the supplement significantly enhances exercise performance following weeks-to-months of
ingestion.
A supplement may also have ergogenic value if... - correct answer ✔✔it acutely enhances the ability of
an athlete to perform an exercise task or enhances recovery from a single exercise bout.
What is puffery? - correct answer ✔✔exaggerated or false phrase
What type of unethical advertising is surrogate advertisement? - correct answer ✔✔Testimonials
What type of unethical advertising is unverified claims? - correct answer ✔✔static = no proof
,What type of unethical advertising is the use of sex symbols for promoting products? - correct answer
✔✔"Take to look good"
What type of unethical advertising is sympathetic causes? - correct answer ✔✔"Buy ours to save"
Which act is the "guiding law for making claims" and placed dietary supplements in a special category of
"Foods" - correct answer ✔✔Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA)
Define dietary supplement - correct answer ✔✔a product that is intended to supplement the diet and
contains a "dietary ingredient"
What are the different forms of a dietary supplement - correct answer ✔✔tablets
capsules
soft gels
gel caps
liquids
powders
Define dietary ingredient - correct answer ✔✔a product that includes vitamins, minerals, herbs, or other
botanicals, amino acids, and substances such as enzymes, organ tissues, and glandular extracts
What are botanicals? - correct answer ✔✔plant extracts
What type of ingestion are dietary supplements intended for? - correct answer ✔✔oral
Could a supplement be in the form of a bar? - correct answer ✔✔Yes, if the information on the label
does not represent the product as a conventional food or sole item of a meal or diet
DSHEA clearly defines________ and __________ it sets certain criteria for_________ and the law
prevents the FDA from overreaching. - correct answer ✔✔Dietary supplements
dietary ingredients
, new dietary ingredients
Who regulates dietary supplements due to DSHEA? - correct answer ✔✔FDA
Who has jurisdiction over the marketing claims? - correct answer ✔✔Federal trade commission (FTC)
Who can pull a product off the wall if it is wrongly advertised? - correct answer ✔✔FTC
______ and _____ operate in a cooperative fashion to regulate the dietary supplement industry - correct
answer ✔✔FDA & FTC
Why do companies not need to register their supplements with the FDA? - correct answer ✔✔Because
supplements are classified as food products and not drugs.
How long do companies have to submit the claims they make about their supplements to the FDA? -
correct answer ✔✔within 30 days of marketing the product
What requires supplement marketers to include their structural and functional claims on their labels? -
correct answer ✔✔DSHEA
What is an NDI? - correct answer ✔✔New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) - Any substance that was not
marketed as a dietary supplement ingredient in the US prior to October 15, 1994
How many americans suffered from foodborne illnesses in 2010? - correct answer ✔✔1 in 6
What information regarding NDI's must be presented to the FDA in at least 75 days before distributing? -
correct answer ✔✔- name of the new dietary ingredient --> Latin binomial name
- A description of the dietary supplement
* The Level of the NDI in the product
* Conditions of use
* A history of use or other evidence of safety
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