It’s week two of the 2021 Summer Olympics, so Sydney and Lauren wanted to dive into the controversial topic of performance enhancers! Using drugs that boost your athletic abilities, or doping, is banned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and enforced by the World Anti-Doping Code. The number of tests for banned substances continues to climb with each Game, and the list of doping agents is staggering. Sometimes, an athlete doesn’t even know they’ve ingested the substance before they test positive for it. So in this episode, we go into the rationale and biological mechanisms for some of the most well-known or controversial doping agents, so that you can watch this year’s Olympics with a whole new perspective.

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