Dietary supplementation habits of young Canadian athletes

Abstract

High-performance, adult athletes consume dietary supplements to increase energy, maintain health or prevent nutritional deficiencies and improve exercise recovery; however, dietary supplementation patterns of young, Canadian athletes remain undetermined. Purpose: 1) Determine the types and frequency of dietary supplement use in young athletes. 2) Determine preferred means of educational media for this demographic.

Explorando el uso de suplementos nutricionales por deportistas peruanos. un estudio piloto en Lima, Perú

“…Además, existe desinformación latente por parte de los atletas y ello concuerda con hallazgos previos (5). La problemática del uso indiscriminado y no supervisado de suplementos está presente en el medio deportivo peruano.…”