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. 2006 Jun 5;3(1):1-6.
doi: 10.1186/1550-2783-3-1-1.

Dietary supplements and sports performance: herbals

Melvin Williams  1
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Dietary supplements and sports performance: herbals

Melvin Williams. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. .

Abstract

This is the fourth in a series of six articles to discuss the major classes of dietary supplements (vitamins; minerals; amino acids; herbs or botanicals; metabolites, constituents/extracts, or combinations). The major focus is on efficacy of such dietary supplements to enhance exercise or sport performance.

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