POPULAR FALLACIES REGARDING ATHLETES AND ATHLETICS.

One Hundred Popular Fallacies

Ten popular health economic fallacies.

Important decisions about the financing, determining priorities in and provision of health services depend on beliefs about facts and relationships. It is argued in this paper that many popular beliefs are either logically wrong or are not supported by the evidence. Important errors exist in the beliefs about the effects of technology and ageing populations on health care costs, affordability o...

Nutritional supplement use by elite young UK athletes: fallacies of advice regarding efficacy

BACKGROUND The objective was to study nutritional supplement use among young elite UK athletes to establish whether a rationale versus practice incongruence exists, and to investigate the sources of information. Survey data were analysed for association between supplements used and motives for using such substances among young athletes along with the sources of advice and literature precedents ...

Popular and Scientific Attitudes Regarding Pandemic Influenza

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Popular ergogenic drugs and supplements in young athletes.

Ergogenic drugs are substances that are used to enhance athletic performance. These drugs include illicit substances as well as compounds that are marketed as nutritional supplements. Many such drugs have been used widely by professional and elite athletes for several decades. However, in recent years, research indicates that younger athletes are increasingly experimenting with these drugs to i...