WADA warns athletes against usage of liver – London 2012 Olympic Games
The athletes that will be taking part in the London 2012 Olympic Games have been issued a warning by the World Anti-Doping Agency that they should not be taking in a lot of liver.
In case the athletes that have qualified or are in the process of being qualified for the Olympic Games increase the intake of liver in their diets, there is a high chance of them testing positive for Clenbuterol, which is a banned substance.
This is not the first time that the athletes are being warned and advised about their diets before the Olympic Games. WADA had already given out a warning last month about being careful while eating meat so that it is not contaminated.
The substance clenbuterol can cause a ban of as long as two years on the athletes that are found to have it in their blood streams.
The United Kingdom Anti-Doping agency made the following statement about the matter at hand, “The FSA cannot rule out the possibility that if a large portion of liver is consumed containing clenbuterol at permitted residue limits, urine collected shortly
after consumption may contain detectable levels of clenbuterol. This depends on many factors including the amount consumed, the timing of the urine test and the analytical methods used.”
There have been cases where athletes have tested positive for banned drugs but the cause of their presence in the blood stream was identified as having eaten meat and liver.
All the necessary precautions are being taken to avoid any mishap that may occur at the Olympic Games next year in London. The city of London is hosting the Games for the third time in its history.
After having successfully staged the event for the third time, the capital of England will become the first city in the world to have the honour of playing host to the Olympic Games for a total of three times. The first time that the Olympic Games came to
London was more than a century ago in 1908 while the second games were held 40 years later.
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