14 Olympians Taking [CENSORED] Supplements Despite Attorney General of Texas's Lawsuit
14 Olympians taking [CENSORED] supplements
09:53 PM CDT on Friday, July 4, 2008
By JASON ROBERSON / The Dallas Morning News
jroberson@dallasnews.com
The Texas attorney general may be suing [CENSORED], but more than a dozen Olympics-bound athletes are happily using the Coppell company's products.
Jayson Jones, a Washington, D.C.-based 30-year-old set to compete in the 200-meter race in Beijing next month, is one of 14 athletes using [CENSORED] products who have qualified for the Olympics so far. Mr. Jones said he uses [CENSORED]'s [CENSORED], a blend of enzymes and plant cell membranes marketed as reducing soreness and stiffness.
Mr. Jones and the 13 other athletes take only [CENSORED] products, according to Butch Johnson, a former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver who leads Team [CENSORED].
Neither the shareholder lawsuits settled last month nor the ongoing AG suit alleging that the company exaggerated the benefits of its products for people with various diseases have dissuaded athletes, Mr. Johnson said. He said he has a waiting list of 70 athletes eager to join Team [CENSORED], whose members receive free products in return for their endorsement.
"We're not talking about a condition or disease; we're talking about response and performance," Mr. Johnson said in explaining the difference between products the AG's office investigated and what Team [CENSORED] uses. "We're in a completely different world."
The athletic team is part of a marketing strategy [CENSORED] is using to keep its image above the legal fray.
Although the Olympics allows companies to pay athletes, [CENSORED] instead exchanges products for endorsements.
"I'm always asked by people 'How do you do this? And, what kind of supplements do you take?'" said Mr. Jones. "I tell them."
TEAM [CENSORED] OLYMPIANS
Team [CENSORED] athletes who have made their Olympic teams so far (trials continue in July):
Australia
Donna MacFarlane, steeplechase
Deborah Lovely, weightlifting
Glen Saville, basketball
Madeleine Pape, track
Melissa Gorman, swimming
New Zealand
Kirk Pittman, Jason Lockhead, beach volleyball
Natalie Wiegersma, swimming
Eric Murray, rowing
United States
Christal Ransom, judo
Clarissa Chun, Spenser Mango, Joseph Betterman, wrestling
Belize
Jayson Jones, track
SOURCE: [CENSORED]
WHAT THEY'RE TAKING
Fourteen athletes headed for the Olympics take supplements made by Coppell-based [CENSORED]. Here are the main products they use and what the company says they do:
Sport: A blend of herbs and herbal extracts featuring sterol complex and [CENSORED] complex designed to help maintain normal blood sugar levels and support carbohydrate utilization
Plus: A blend of nutrients formulated to help the endocrine system
[CENSORED]: A heart-care formula
[CENSORED]: An energy booster
[CENSORED]: A combination of [CENSORED] complex plant polysaccharides with an herbal blend that yields sources of vitamin C
[CENSORED]: Supports energy levels and contains vitamins, minerals, trace minerals and antioxidants, plus [CENSORED] complex
[CENSORED]: A blend of proteolytic enzymes and phytosterols that help maintain joint health and reduce soreness and stiffness due to physical activity
Empact: Provides fuel and biochemicals to enhance cardiorespiratory fitness and endurance
SOURCE: [CENSORED]
09:53 PM CDT on Friday, July 4, 2008
By JASON ROBERSON / The Dallas Morning News
jroberson@dallasnews.com
The Texas attorney general may be suing [CENSORED], but more than a dozen Olympics-bound athletes are happily using the Coppell company's products.
Jayson Jones, a Washington, D.C.-based 30-year-old set to compete in the 200-meter race in Beijing next month, is one of 14 athletes using [CENSORED] products who have qualified for the Olympics so far. Mr. Jones said he uses [CENSORED]'s [CENSORED], a blend of enzymes and plant cell membranes marketed as reducing soreness and stiffness.
Mr. Jones and the 13 other athletes take only [CENSORED] products, according to Butch Johnson, a former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver who leads Team [CENSORED].
Neither the shareholder lawsuits settled last month nor the ongoing AG suit alleging that the company exaggerated the benefits of its products for people with various diseases have dissuaded athletes, Mr. Johnson said. He said he has a waiting list of 70 athletes eager to join Team [CENSORED], whose members receive free products in return for their endorsement.
"We're not talking about a condition or disease; we're talking about response and performance," Mr. Johnson said in explaining the difference between products the AG's office investigated and what Team [CENSORED] uses. "We're in a completely different world."
The athletic team is part of a marketing strategy [CENSORED] is using to keep its image above the legal fray.
Although the Olympics allows companies to pay athletes, [CENSORED] instead exchanges products for endorsements.
"I'm always asked by people 'How do you do this? And, what kind of supplements do you take?'" said Mr. Jones. "I tell them."
TEAM [CENSORED] OLYMPIANS
Team [CENSORED] athletes who have made their Olympic teams so far (trials continue in July):
Australia
Donna MacFarlane, steeplechase
Deborah Lovely, weightlifting
Glen Saville, basketball
Madeleine Pape, track
Melissa Gorman, swimming
New Zealand
Kirk Pittman, Jason Lockhead, beach volleyball
Natalie Wiegersma, swimming
Eric Murray, rowing
United States
Christal Ransom, judo
Clarissa Chun, Spenser Mango, Joseph Betterman, wrestling
Belize
Jayson Jones, track
SOURCE: [CENSORED]
WHAT THEY'RE TAKING
Fourteen athletes headed for the Olympics take supplements made by Coppell-based [CENSORED]. Here are the main products they use and what the company says they do:
Sport: A blend of herbs and herbal extracts featuring sterol complex and [CENSORED] complex designed to help maintain normal blood sugar levels and support carbohydrate utilization
Plus: A blend of nutrients formulated to help the endocrine system
[CENSORED]: A heart-care formula
[CENSORED]: An energy booster
[CENSORED]: A combination of [CENSORED] complex plant polysaccharides with an herbal blend that yields sources of vitamin C
[CENSORED]: Supports energy levels and contains vitamins, minerals, trace minerals and antioxidants, plus [CENSORED] complex
[CENSORED]: A blend of proteolytic enzymes and phytosterols that help maintain joint health and reduce soreness and stiffness due to physical activity
Empact: Provides fuel and biochemicals to enhance cardiorespiratory fitness and endurance
SOURCE: [CENSORED]
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