Compliance Question of the Week

3/17/2005 12:00:00 AM | General

Question:

May an institution provide student-athletes with nutritional supplements?

Answer:

An institution may only provide nonmuscle-building nutritional supplements to student-athletes for the purpose of providing additional calories and electrolytes, provided the supplements do not contain any NCAA banned substances. Permissible nonmuscle-building nutritional supplements are identified according to the following classes: carbohydrate/electrolyte drinks, energy bars, carbohydrate boosters, and vitamins and minerals.