Supplement Ban 2006

Alright, I'm not sure if any of yall have heard about this yet, but here goes.  I just got a magazine in the mail from BSN and here is what it says...
 
The government is fighting to have the Dietary Supplement Safety Act and the Dietary Supplement Access and Awareness Act passed.  This would essentially allow the FDA to regulate your sports and fitness (and other) supplements as DRUGS.    Even protein powder
 
They are planning to enact this as soon as January 2006.  If any one of yall feel the same way I do about this vist www.sfsassociation.com and click on "Contact Your Representative."

I've got no issues with this. They're not going to ban protein powder and that's all I'm concerned with. Though I can see how outratgeous this seem for someone that uses a ton of supplements.

Regulating supplements doesn't concern me.  As long as they don't go over the top with this thing, then it's not a big deal.

If all else fails move here to Canada where they don't try to validate their power with stupid regulations.

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If all else fails move here to Canada where they don't try to validate their power with stupid regulations.

 
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Well, as far as I know the regulations are tougher here in Canada. Spoke to the company that supplies "Animal" products to Canada and he said they are all under review by the Government due to the ingredients.

As long as they don't ban whey powder (which would be absurd,its little more than powdered milk with more protein, less everything else)...

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Who cares.

Most of the supplements don't do anything anyway.

All that matters is protein powder.

You need stimulantes to work out...then fix your nutrition and drink a cup of coffee.

5' 11'' , 176 lbs, 10%BF

It bothers me. Mostly due to pro baseball. Palmeiro was suspended for "steriods", even though it could have just been another banned substance that isnt a steroid. But due to the wording of the testing program they could make any supplement a "steroid." I dont like that congress is changing the definition of the word. It starts at the highest level then makes its way down to you and me. Anything that helps build muscle could be considered a steriod to congress.

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The thing that bothers me is the fact that a few ill informed politicians get to decide what we can and can't put into our bodies.  They claim that the supplements people use are doing more harm instead of good, while the truth of the matter is, most people using supplements correctly in their daily lives are much happier, healthier people.  I think someone really needs to open these politicians eyes to the difference between "supplements" and "anabolic steroids." 

You need stimulantes to work out...then fix your nutrition and drink a cup of coffee.

It's not the same thing as stuff like NO-Xplode or V12.  Caffeine doesn't have any volumizing effects like l-arginine, and it can't increase your work load like creatine can.

Natural bodybuilding is something I'd love to see. I'd love the day that I could find a huge guy at the gym without asking myself how loaded he is with man made drugs.

Sometimes I feel like I'm playing a board game in which everyone except me is cheating.

Natural bodybuilding is something I'd love to see. I'd love the day that I could find a huge guy at the gym without asking myself how loaded he is with man made drugs.

Sometimes I feel like I'm playing a board game in which everyone except me is cheating

Exactly. Even though they aren't on roids, but taking their Explode this and Creatine that, is what I consider cheating still.

Funny, I don't take any of that crap and I have NOOO problem packing on mass. I think it's funny to hear the junk people on this board are taking and when you read their stats and see their picture, you can tell that all the junk they are on isn't making any difference what so ever.

5' 11'' , 176 lbs, 10%BF

Agreed. Most of it is just a placebo effect. I doubt I'll try anything more than protein powder ever again.

I think I am going to have to disagree with you Nitro, I think the problem most of these people have is with their diets and the fact that they don't train hard.  I myself have seen great results with creatine, and I don't think the placebo effect would cause me to gain as much weight as I have on creatine.  You, on the other hand do look great without taking any supplements, but I myself feel that you probably train much harder and are much more committed to bodybuilding than most. 
 
People think that they can just pop a few pills, not train any harder, and not fix their diets.
 
This brings me back to the start of this thread.  It is people such as these, who misuse these supplements, that are causing all of this.  I mean, I myself have heard of a kid dying from a creatine "overdose."  The kicker, however, is that kid was 15 years old, took enough for 5 people for a week, and didn't drink any water.  Essentially his kidneys shut down.  These politicians feed on information such as this, and it just makes passing these Acts that much easier.  The only act they should be passing is the Dumbass Act.