Health quackery: Our role as professionals

Short, Sarah H.

doi:10.1016/0002-8223(94)90154-6

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“…As informações errôneas se espalham na mídia para os atletas, seus técnicos, os treinadores e o público. Alguns vão comprar os suplementos e experimentá-los, por via das dúvidas (4,29) . Embora a credibilidade na eficácia dos suplementos prescritos pelos nutricionistas seja elevada, ela é igual à atingida pela mídia ou pela indicação do funcionário da loja de suplementos.…”

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“…Jovens fisicamente ativos são os usuários mais freqüentes de suplementos e podem enfrentar riscos. A maioria dos jovens acredita que os suplementos são eficazes (3)(4)(5) . Estudos mostram que os jovens estão preocupados com a aparência física e com o peso (6,7) , o que os leva a treinar por razões estéticas, ao invés do desempenho físico (8) .…”

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Consumo de suplementos por jovens freqüentadores de academias de ginástica em São Paulo

Hirschbruch¹,

Fisberg

Mochizuki

2008

Rev Bras Med Esporte

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A preocupação com a aparência e a estética pode levar ao consumo indiscriminado de suplementos nas academias. Os fatores relacionados ao consumo de suplementos em 201 jovens entre 15 e 25 anos freqüentadores de academias de ginástica da cidade de São Paulo foram investigados através da aplicação de formulário próprio. O uso de suplementos é relatado por 61,2% (n = 123) da amostra. Os homens usam mais suplementos que as mulheres (p < 0,001) e os adolescentes tendem a utilizar mais que os adultos jovens (p = 0,07). Os suplementos mais utilizados são bebidas esportiva (12%), hipercalóricos (12%), aminoácidos (10%), proteínas (10%) e creatina (8%), basicamente por auto-prescrição (42,8%) e pela indicação de treinadores (27,5%). O consumo de suplementos é significativamente maior entre aqueles que se exercitam há mais tempo; freqüentam a academia há mais tempo; e ficam na academia mais horas/semana. Ter amigos usuários (p = 0,03) e/ou um usuário em casa (p = 0,01) influencia no consumo de suplementos. O consumo de suplementos é uma prática que faz parte da realidade das academias de ginástica e o ambiente é favorecedor do uso desses produtos.Palavras-chave: suplementação, adolescentes, nutrição esportiva. ABSTRACTThe concern with physical appearance and aesthetics in fitness centers can lead to an indiscriminate use of supplements. A questionnaire was used to investigate factors relating to supplement use among 201 young users of fitness centers in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Supplement use was reported by 61.2% (n = 23) of the sample. Men use more supplements than women (p < 0.001) and adolescents tend to use them more than young adults (p = 0.07). The supplements most used by this group are sports drinks (12%); high-calorie "gainers" (12%), amino acids (10%), proteins (10%) and creatine (8%). The supplements are taken trough own initiative (42.8%) and trainers' recommendation (27.5%). Those who have been exercising for a longer time, go more often to the fitness centers, and devote more time to exercise/week are significantly more involved in supplement use. The presence of user friends (p = 0.03) and/or a user at home (p = 0.01) also influences on the use of supplements. Supplement use is a widespread, common practice at fitness centers, whose environment favors their use.Keywords: supplements, fitness centers, adolescents, sports nutrition. INTRODUÇÃOA academia de ginástica é um local para a prática de exercícios físicos por indivíduos sem vínculos profissionais com o esporte. O ambiente das academias favorece a disseminação de padrões estéti-cos estereotipados, como o corpo magro, com baixa quantidade de gordura ou com elevado volume e tônus muscular (1) . Há pressão da sociedade e da mídia em relação ao corpo padrão, contribuindo para o aumento no uso de suplementos e anabolizantes (2) . Jovens fisicamente ativos são os usuários mais freqüentes de suplementos e podem enfrentar riscos. A maioria dos jovens acredita que os suplementos são eficazes (3)(4)(5) . Estudos mostram que os jovens estão preocupados co...

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Consumo de suplementos por jovens freqüentadores de academias de ginástica em São Paulo

Hirschbruch¹,

Fisberg

Mochizuki

2008

Rev Bras Med Esporte

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“…Articles in journals for medicine, dentistry, dietetics and pharmacy inveighed against it in print [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. Codes of Ethics contained references to its existence and strongly exhorted practitioners to refrain from engaging in it.…”

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Health fraud and the resurgence of quackery in the United States: A warning to the European Union

Pray

2009

Pharmaceuticals, Policy and Law

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“…These include a restricted number of licensed professionals, or we can say workforce in health care systems [6]- [8]. Due to these reasons, individuals to consult quacks for their medical treatment because they promise to provide treatment at the least cost [9]. A sick person can compromise their child's education, but health is a commodity they must buy for their child, and because they can buy from a cheaper quack, they choose it [10].…”

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QuackFinder: A Probabilistic Approach

Bukhari

Saleem

Zafar

et al. 2022

IJIST

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Quackery is profoundly rooted in rural areas, , but cities are also considerably affected. Countries, whether developed or developing, are experiencing this curse. Quackery is one of the primary reasons for the recent AIDS epidemic among children in Pakistan. In this research, we have conducted two separate surveys to study the causes of quackery. The sample sizes for the public and physicians were 157 and 58, respectively. The first questionnaire was handed to the respondents based in Pakistan to reveal the reasons behind the quackery and its widespread existence. The second questionnaire was designed to examine physicians' perceptions of quackery. The data were analyzed and we physicians having permit granted by the PMDC (Pakistan Medical and Dental Council) should be placed in doctor's clinics to help people distinguish between quacks and physicians. According to the conducted survey government may be held accountable behind the spread of quackery whereas lack of awareness from the media and high illiteracy rates are also the lead causes. Moreover, according to doctor’s perspective, awareness campaigns will surely help us to overcome this menace. It is not simple for common people to differentiate a quack from a doctor. To assist the common person, we have created a prototype android app called "Quack Finder"' based on our survey outcomes to predict whether an individual is a quack or a doctor.

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Health quackery: Our role as professionals

Cited by 11 publications

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Consumo de suplementos por jovens freqüentadores de academias de ginástica em São Paulo

Consumo de suplementos por jovens freqüentadores de academias de ginástica em São Paulo

Health fraud and the resurgence of quackery in the United States: A warning to the European Union

QuackFinder: A Probabilistic Approach

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