Athlete Tests Positive For Illegal Drugs Blamed on Chicken
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., M.S.
Eating commercial chicken can make you test positive for illegal drug use.
An athlete who failed a sports drug test complained that eating commercial meat was the reason for the drug residues found in his urine. To test his defense, eight men consumed meat from chickens that had been treated with a growth-promoting steroid (methenolone heptanoate) in amounts approved for use by the USDA. Fifty percent of the samples collected 24 hours after consumption of the intramuscularly dosed chickens were confirmed positive. Hence, eating meat containing small amounts of injected hormone may constitute a serious liability to the athlete. Dr. Grisanti's Comments:
I found this article to be quite alarming! I strongly encourage you to consider purchasing hormone-free chicken and make sure you confirm this with the grocery store you buy the chicken from. Yet another reason for switching to drug-free, pastured poultry. Stay Informed and Subscribe to Dr. Grisanti's Free Health Tip of the Week
Reference
Kicman AT, Cowan DA, Myhre L, Nilsson S, Tomten S, Oftebro H.Effect on sports drug tests of ingesting meat from steroid (methenolone)-treated livestock.
Clin Chem. 1994 Nov;40(11 Pt 1):2084-7.
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