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Sophie Thompson
Apr 13, 2023
Scientists from Freie Universität in Berlin have made new claims that spinach is a performance-enhancing drug - and want it banned for athletes.
The group contacted the World Anti-Doping Agency to claim the vegetable as a 'steroid', as it contains a type of hormone called ecdysterone.
A study of 46 athletes following the same strengthening program reportedly found that those who consumed the hormone developed more muscle mass and ended up three times stronger than those given a placebo version.
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