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Case Reports
. 2020 Jan 1;32(1):v32i1a7426.
doi: 10.17159/2078-516X/2020/v32i1a7426. eCollection 2020.

Testosterone boosters: a report of a supplement's misleading labelling claims

R W de Lange  1
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Testosterone boosters: a report of a supplement's misleading labelling claims

R W de Lange. S Afr J Sports Med. .

Abstract

This paper illustrates how labelling claims of a testosterone booster supplement mislead consumers. The labelling claims misappropriate scientific terminology, exaggerate and misrepresent research as evidence for the product's purported efficacy.

Keywords: D-aspartic acid; abuse of scientific information; deceptive advertising.

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