Detection of Diuretics Contamination in Whey Protein-Based Dietary Supplements.

ABSTRACT: Whey protein dietary supplements (WPDS) are widely used by athletes at all levels to improve recovery between training sessions and competitions. The increasing number of reported cases of athletes who consumed these products and subsequently tested positive in antidoping tests has raised concerns that such products may contain undeclared substances. Diuretics are among the most common adulterants found in dietary supplements, and the presence of any amount of these substances in urine or blood samples is classified as doping. This study aimed to develop a reliable method using high-performance liquid chromatography with UV detection (HPLC-UV) to simultaneously detect the presence of the diuretics chlorothiazide, hydrochlorothiazide, furosemide, amiloride, and chlorthalidone in WPDS. A sim

SUBMITTER: Franskoviaki IM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12917619 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature