Question

Go online and search for a nutritional supplement (not a drug) that is targeted towards athletes. Choose supplements, that appear interesting and promotes/claims some physiological benefits to using the guild lines below.

Turn in a copy of advertisement with your critique.

Nutritional Supplement Critique Guildline

List the supplements’s name and price per seving

Described the claimed benefits using what you knew about physiology and biochemistry. Is there research from scientifically sound sources to support the product’s claims? Describe the quality of the research on the supplement and/or ingredients

Is theadvertisement based on testimonials only?

Determine safety issues of the supplement and/or ingredients contained in the supplement. Is the supplement or it’s ingredient banned by any sports or atheletic organizations?

Determine If you would recommend this supplement to an athlete, and describe why or why not

Answer 1

The diet supplement product which is targeted towards athletes are mainly consist of amino acids, proteins, vitamin C,E,K etc.

The product of interest I am listing below is beetroot (Beta vulgaris) belongs to amaranthaceae family.

Physiology and biochemistry: helpful in dilating blood vessels while exercising, enhance energy production by reducing intake of oxygen.

Research: Expected to reduce exhaustion while practising for the athletes who requires regular practise (runner, swimmer etc.) that ultimately will improve the performance of the players.

Expected drink quantity: can be used in salads as well as juice of 2 cups daily.

Till now intake of it is not reported with any adverse effects. The product is purely organic and not reported till now with any ban information.

Recommending this supplement will be surely my first choice as it's gonna improve the hemoglobin count due to it's beneficial properties.

Betaine and betalain is the area of research interest and many institutes are researching towards it's biological benefits of this phtochemical compound.