As we all know, athletes are forbidden to take stimulants when they take part in competitions. It is illegal for athletes to take stimulants in the competition. So it's reckless to eat delicious food instead of doping, right? You can take it for granted, but not everything can be eaten in a variety of foods, because some foods contain food-borne stimulants.
The so-called food-borne stimulants refer to stimulants from food. Food-borne stimulants mainly include two kinds, one is that food naturally exists from production to processing; The other is that food is intentionally added and remains in food from production to processing.
In the menu of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics athletes, there will be less delicious food, such as traditional spices used in cooking, such as pepper, fragrant leaves and pepper. Among the sources of food-borne stimulants, spices and seasonings have always been high-risk components, which naturally exist in the production and processing process. In addition, pigs, cattle, mutton, poultry, egg milk and aquatic products are also the focus of anti-doping testing. These meats may contain additives such as clenbuterol, especially in the United States. Generally, large-scale events will start the first-level prevention and control of food-borne stimulants and carry out strict food-borne doping testing.