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Many male athletes are interested in improving muscle mass and strength and may use nutritional supplements and muscle-enhancing products to achieve this goal. As adolescents often get information about such products from health food stores, investigators sought to determine what products these stores would recommend to a 15-year-old male high school football player.
A research assistant posing as 15-year-old athlete called a national sample of 244 health food stores and told the sales attendant he was involved in strength training and wanted recommendations about supplements. If the sales attendant did not initially recommend creatine or a testosterone booster, the research assistant then asked specifically about these products.
Overall, 67%…