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Originally Posted by GGG
I would argue that cycling endorsed doping up until at least the middle of armstrongd career. So although by the letter of the rules it wasnt legal but if the governing body new and did nothing then I think it is moral to take them or at least not cheating. And no real difference between it and any other technical advancement.
You would have to convince me that the arbitrary line weve drawn between a drug and a legal amino acid is anything more than an arbitrary line
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It's not up to cycling.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Anti-Doping_Agency
There's a reason certain drugs/supplements are illegal; it's all about safety. Heck, if you look at the number of supplements
on the market that aren'tsafe, or at the very least, aren't proven to be safe then you can imagine that if some are actually
banned that they must be pretty convincingly awful for you.
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Originally Posted by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_doping#Negative_effects
The simple act of increasing the number of red blood cells in blood raises its viscosity, which can cause it to clot or coagulate more readily. [23] This increases the chances of heart attack, stroke, and pulmonary embolism, which has been seen in cases where there is too much blood reintroduced into the blood stream. Because blood doping increases the volume of red blood cells, it effectively introduces a condition called polycythemia, a blood disorder that has known adverse outcomes.
Blood contamination during preparation or storage is another issue. Contamination was seen in 1 in every 500,000 transfusions of red blood cells in 2002. [24] Blood contamination can lead to sepsis or an infection that affects the whole body.
Certain medications used to increase red blood cells can reduce liver function and lead to liver failure, pituitary problems, and increases in cholesterol levels. [25] |