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LIU OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
• Institutions may only provide non-muscle-building nutritional supplements to student-athletes at any time
(including summer) for the purpose of providing additional calories and electrolytes.
• Supplements may not contain any NCAA banned substances
• The four permissible classes of non-muscle-building nutritional supplements are carbohydrate/electrolyte
drinks, energy bars, carbohydrate boosters and vitamins and minerals.
• If a supplement includes any impermissible ingredient, it is not permissible to provide the supplement to
student-athletes (e.g., amino acids, ginseng, etc.)
• It is not permissible to provide any nutritional supplement/ingredients to student-athletes, unless the
supplement/ingredient is a non-muscle building supplement and is included in one of the four classes
• It is not permissible to sell or arrange the sale of muscle building supplements to student-athletes.

Permissible Supplements
Non-permissible
Supplements
Vitamins
Minerals
Amino Acids (including amino acid chelates)
Chondroitin*
replacement
(e.g.,Ensure,
(Conjugated
Linoleic
Electrolyte
replacement
Creatine/creatine-containing compounds
Gatorade,
Powerade)
Garcinia Combogia (Hydroxycitric Acid)
Ginkgo Biloba
Glucosamine*
Glycerol**
Green Tea
Carnitine
Melatonin
MSM (Methylsulfonyl Methane)
Protein Powders
Tribulus
Weight Gainers
*It is permissible for institutions to provide glucosamine and condroitin to a student-athlete for medical purposes,
provided such substances are provided by a licensed medical doctor(as opposed to a trainer) to treat a specific,
diagnosed medical condition( as opposed to prescribing them for preventive reasons).

**Glycerine or glycerol as a binding ingredient in a supplement is permissible.

PROTEIN SUPPLEMENT
A supplement that contains protein may be classified as a non-muscle-building supplement provided:
1. It is included in one of the four permissible categories
2. It does not contain more than 30% of its calories form protein (based solely on the package label).
Nutritional supplements containing more than 30% of its calories form protein are classified as muscle-
building supplements and may not be provided to student-athletes; and
3. It does not contain additional ingredients that are designed to assist in the muscle-building process.

When reading the ingredient label of a supplement product, the listing of any impermissible ingredient makes the
product impermissible. When considering the product’s protein content, you must consider the listing of the word
“protein” and the number of grams of protein included. If any part of a protein is listed separately, as in any amino
acid or chain, it would not be permissible to provide the supplement to student-athletes. If the product lists a
“proprietary protein” or “protein blend” then this is not a protein from a whole food source, but rather a concoction
created by the manufacturer, and in most instances includes impermissible supplement ingredients.
To calculate the percentage of calories from protein contained in a particular supplement, multiply the number of
grams of protein per serving by four (1 gram of protein= 4 calories) and divide the product by the total number of
calories per serving.
SUPPLEMENT CHECKLIST
In considering whether a supplement product is impermissible under NCAA legislation:

• Review the label and ingredients to determine if the product meets one of the permissible classes of
supplements.
• Review the ingredients for any banned substances (see attached list)
• Determine whether or not the product contains any of the examples of “impermissible” ingredients
referenced above.
• Determine if the product contains more than 30% calories from protein.

Source: http://www.liuathletics.com/custompages/gen/Compliance/Compliance%20Information%20on%20Nutritional%20Supplements.pdf