date:Sep 07, 2012
In an interview with the FIFA website Professor Jiri Dvorak said that food supplement use is widespread among footballers, particularly young ones, but claimed scientific evidence about the performance-enhancing effects were lacking.
Widespread use
Around 35% of all players are regularly taking food supplements, he said, based upon data from the last four World Cups.
But the more surprising fact is that almost 50% of the U-17 and U-20 players at World Cup level are also taking supplements.
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