This article aims to describe how the issue of nutritional supplements is being handled in the Netherlands. Phase 1: Athlete preparation for Salt Lake City Conclusion: The results and experiences of Phase 1 prove that the use of nutritional supplements is a serious risk for elite athletes. This research has revealed that nutritional supplements can contain doping substances without there being proper declaration on the label Phase 2: Development of the Netherlands Security System Nutritional Supplements Elite Sports (NZVT) The message to the Olympic Team and to all other top athletes in the Netherlands is: "Only use supplements from the NZVT site. If you are sponsored by a company which is not participating in the NZVT system: 1) ask the company to participate as soon as possible and/or 2) use a comparative supplement that is on the NZVT list."
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