enous heparin, vitamin E, and fatty fish oil to reduce clotting factors and allow RBCs to be more flexible and malleable. However, these proposed preventative measures have not been proven to work with EPO and such activities are discouraged. . ConclusionIt was suspected, but not proven, that the deaths of 18 Belgium and Dutch world-class cyclists may have been linked to erythropoietin-induced RBC growth.Clearly EPO use can boost performance but the risk to the user is just too great. Any method that can safely dissuade athletes away from this hazardous avenue of performance enhancement should be considered....
