Guest: Andrew Jagim, Ph.D. (@AJagim)

Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. (@ChutkaMD) 

Billions of dollars per year are spent in the U.S. on nutritional supplements to enhance performance. Multiple nutritional supplements are commercially available and are marketed for enhancing endurance, building muscle strength, improving exercise efficiency, and decreasing the potential for injury. Do these supplements actually deliver the benefits they claim? Are they safe? What age athletes are taking these supplements?  We’ll discuss these topics and more with Dr. Andrew Jagim, the director of sports medicine research at the Mayo Clinic.

Specific topics:

• Recommended approach to the athlete who wants to improve their performance

Additional Resources:

• Mayo Clinic Proceedings Article: https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(20)30363-3/fulltext

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