Box 7.2 Summary of ABCD Categories of Australian Institute of Sport Sports Supplement Framework 201611
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Group B Supplements Overview of category
Evidence level: Deserving of further research and could be considered for provision to athletes under a research protocol or casemanaged monitoring situation
Use within supplement pro- grams: Provided to athletes within research or clinical monitoring situations
Subcategories
Food polyphenols: Food chemi cals that have purported bioactivity, including antioxidant and antiinflam matory activity
May be consumed in food form or as an isolated chemical.
Other Examples Quercetin Tart cherry juice
Exotic berries (acai, goji, etc) Curcumin
Antioxidants C and E Carnitine
βhydroxy βmethylbutyrate (also known as HMB) Glutamine Fish oils
Glucosamine
Group C Supplements Overview of category
Evidence level: Have little meaningful proof of benefi cial effects
Use within supplement programs: Not provided to athletes within supplement programs
May be permitted for indi vidualized use by an athlete where there is specific approval from (or reporting to) a sports supplement panel
Group D Supplements
Overview of category use within AIS system
Evidence level: Banned or at high risk of contamination with substances that could lead to a positive drug test
Use within supplement pro- grams: Should not be used by athletes
Prohormones and hormone boosters WADA list
Subcategories
Stimulants WADAc
list Examples
Ephedrine Strychnine Sibutramine DMAAd
Other herbal stimulants DHEAe
Androstenedione 19norandrostenedione/ol Other prohormones
Tribulus terrestris and other testosterone boosters
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Subcategories
Category A and B products used out side approved protocols.
The rest: If you can’t find an ingredi ent or product in Groups A, B, or D, it probably deserves to be here.
Note that the framework will no lon ger name Group C supplements or supplement ingredients in this top line layer of information. This will avoid the perception that these sup plements are special.
Examples
Fact sheets and research sum maries on some supplements of interest belonging in Group C may be found on the A–Z of Sup plements page in the AISa Nutrition section of the ASCb