ARTICLE –
abstractPharmacologically
active substances and dietary supplements used by athletes -
the
European and Italian regulation Mazzeo Filomena 1,2,
Tafuri Domenico 2, Vasilescu Mirela3,
Ionescu Anca Mirela 4
1Department
of Science and Technology, University of Naples Parthenope, Italy
2Department
of Sport Science and Wellness, University of Naples Parthenope, Italy
3Department
of Kinetotherapy and Sports Medicine, University of Craiova, Romania
4Department
of Sports Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila,
Bucharest, Romania
Abstract
The
nutrition has been supposed as an essential component of physical
performance and thus the athletes make use of various substances in an
attempt to improve their performance. For this reason, the nutritional
supplements are widely used at all levels of sport. They are packed in
the form of "doses" and can be used to correct nutritional deficiencies
or maintain an adequate intake of certain nutrients even if the
excessive intake of vitamins and minerals can be harmful or cause side
effects. Faced with disparate regulations of its member countries, the
European Commission has established harmonized standards to help ensure
the safety and proper labeling of food supplements. The main provisions
of the EU about are contained in Directive 2002/46/EC on food
supplements containing vitamins and minerals that has been implemented
in Italy by Legislative Decree n. 169/2004.
Key
words:pharmacologically
active substances, dietary supplements, directive
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