Should nutritional-supplement companies stay away from high schools? A debate is brewing about the $6.7 billion industry’s assertive marketing strategies, which seem to target teen athletes. One company, P2Life, has gone as far as sponsoring a 16-year-old swimmer being trained to compete in the 2016 U.S. Olympics. With little scientific research on supplements’ impact on growing bodies, athletic organizations and school districts are concerned. Supplement companies, however, maintain that they “don’t sell to children.” (The Wall Street Journal)
