EVALUATION OF SUPPLEMENT CONSUMPTION BY BODYBUILDERS IN OURO PRETO–MG FITNESS CENTERS
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https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2018.36643Keywords:
Dietary Supplements. Sports Nutritional Sciences. Resistance Trainign. Fitness Centers.Abstract
In the search for aesthetic body patterns and improvement in performance, individuals have been subjected to the consumption of nutritional supplements, often indiscriminately. This study aimed to evaluate the consumption of nutritional supplements by bodybuilders in two academies of Ouro Preto-MG, Brazil. A cross-sectional study was performed, a non-probabilistic sample, composed of individuals between 19-56 years old, bodybuilders. A self-administered structured questionnaire was used, available in the academies for a period of three months. A total of 124 individuals participated, of which 58% were men. Mean age was 29.3 years, with 58.1% of the sample belonging to the age group of 19-29 years; 52.4% trained five times a week or more, 50% performed training sessions longer than one hour and 48.4% used some type of supplement, whey protein predominating (76.7%). The main sources of prescription were of professional nutritionist and physical trainer. The main objective for the use of supplements was gain of muscle mass (81.7%); 93.3% considered effective supplementation and only 45% of the supplementation was classified as adequate, with 80.0% of adequacy when the prescription was made only by the nutritionist. There was no significant difference between the variables analyzed in the study. It was concluded that there was significant use of supplements in an indiscriminate way and the need of the nutritionist to avoid health problems.
DOI: 10.12957/demetra.2018.36643
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