Prevalence of dietary supplement use by gym members in Portugal and associated factors

J Ruano, VH Teixeira - Journal of the International Society of Sports …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background Although there seems to be an increasing interest in the use of dietary
supplements in those who exercise recreationally and want to improve body composition …

[HTML][HTML] The use of dietary supplements in fitness practitioners: A cross-sectional observation study

M Mazzilli, F Macaluso, S Zambelli, P Picerno… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study was aimed at evaluating the prevalence of use of dietary supplements (DSs)
among gym users and gym instructors involved in body sha**-oriented fitness training …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge, attitudes and practices of gym users towards the use of dietary supplements–A systematic review

SV Hernandez, L Ahadia, AA Redha, R Zare… - … Enhancement & Health, 2024 - Elsevier
Dietary supplements (DS) are products that are taken alongside the usual diet and utilized to
attain a particular health result or enhance exercise performance. DS are increasingly …

Supplement (mis) use in adolescents

K Tiwari - Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The widespread use of dietary supplements among adolescents, in the background of lack
of knowledge and medical guidance, predisposes adolescents to significant health risks …

Co-ingestion of branched-chain amino acids and carbohydrate stimulates myofibrillar protein synthesis following resistance exercise in trained young men

SR Jackman, GA Wallis, J Yu… - … journal of sport …, 2023 - journals.humankinetics.com
Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) and carbohydrate (CHO) are commonly recommended
postexercise supplements. However, no study has examined the interaction of CHO and …

[HTML][HTML] High prevalence of supplement intake with a concomitant low information quality among Swiss fitness center users

S Mettler, JV Bosshard, D Häring, G Morgan - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: The aim of this study was to screen the prevalence of supplement use in Swiss
fitness center users and what information sources they consulted. Methods: Customers of 10 …

Protein supplement consumption is linked to time spent exercising and high-protein content foods: A multicentric observational study

E Thomas, B Karsten, FN Sahin, G Ertetik, F Martines… - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
The main aim of this study is to analyze if protein supplement consumption and food patterns
vary across three geographical regions and secondly to identify possible factors that …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge, attitudes, and use of protein supplements among Saudi adults: gender differences

MA Alhakbany, HA Alzamil, E Alnazzawi, G Alhenaki… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
Saudi Arabia has witnessed recent reforms and positive socio-political changes that have
led to increased opportunities for women to participate in fitness centers. This study …

Bodybuilding, dietary supplements and hormones use: behaviour and determinant analysis in young bodybuilders

P Montuori, I Loperto, C Paolo, D Castrianni… - BMC Sports Science …, 2021 - Springer
Background Among athletes, bodybuilders are more predisposed to the use of dietary
supplements (DS) and hormones (H) to increase in adaptations to physical training and …

[HTML][HTML] Motivators of indiscriminate and unsafe supplement use among young Australians

A Campbell, J Carins, S Rundle-Thiele… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: There is growing concern about the self-administration of supplements, which
can often be indiscriminate, counterproductive to health, and serve as a gateway to more …