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Dietary supplement usage and motivation in Brazilian road runners
BACKGROUND: The consumption of dietary supplements is highest among athletes and it can represent potential a health risk for consumers. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of consumption of dietary supplements by road runners. METHODS: We interviewed 817 volunteers from...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4190927/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25302054 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12970-014-0041-z |
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author | Salgado, José Vítor Vieira Lollo, Pablo Christiano Barboza Amaya-Farfan, Jaime Chacon-Mikahil, Mara PatríciaTraina |
author_facet | Salgado, José Vítor Vieira Lollo, Pablo Christiano Barboza Amaya-Farfan, Jaime Chacon-Mikahil, Mara PatríciaTraina |
author_sort | Salgado, José Vítor Vieira |
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description | BACKGROUND: The consumption of dietary supplements is highest among athletes and it can represent potential a health risk for consumers. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of consumption of dietary supplements by road runners. METHODS: We interviewed 817 volunteers from four road races in the Brazilian running calendar. The sample consisted of 671 male and 146 female runners with a mean age of 37.9 ± 12.4 years. RESULTS: Of the sample, 28.33% reported having used some type of dietary supplement. The main motivation for this consumption is to increase in stamina and improve performance. The probability of consuming dietary supplements increased 4.67 times when the runners were guided by coaches. The consumption of supplements was strongly correlated (r = 0.97) with weekly running distance, and also highly correlated (r = 0.86) with the number of years the sport had been practiced. The longer the runner had practiced the sport, the higher the training volume and the greater the intake of supplements. The five most frequently cited reasons for consumption were: energy enhancement (29.5%), performance improvement (17.1%), increased level of endurance (10.3%), nutrient replacement (11.1%), and avoidance of fatigue (10.3%). About 30% of the consumers declared more than one reason for taking dietary supplements. The most consumed supplements were: carbohydrates (52.17%), vitamins (28.70%), and proteins (13.48%). CONCLUSIONS: Supplement consumption by road runners in Brazil appeared to be guided by the energy boosting properties of the supplement, the influence of coaches, and the experience of the user. The amount of supplement intake seemed to be lower among road runners than for athletes of other sports. We recommend that coaches and nutritionists emphasise that a balanced diet can meet the needs of physically active people. |
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spelling | pubmed-41909272014-10-10 Dietary supplement usage and motivation in Brazilian road runners Salgado, José Vítor Vieira Lollo, Pablo Christiano Barboza Amaya-Farfan, Jaime Chacon-Mikahil, Mara PatríciaTraina J Int Soc Sports Nutr Short Report BACKGROUND: The consumption of dietary supplements is highest among athletes and it can represent potential a health risk for consumers. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of consumption of dietary supplements by road runners. METHODS: We interviewed 817 volunteers from four road races in the Brazilian running calendar. The sample consisted of 671 male and 146 female runners with a mean age of 37.9 ± 12.4 years. RESULTS: Of the sample, 28.33% reported having used some type of dietary supplement. The main motivation for this consumption is to increase in stamina and improve performance. The probability of consuming dietary supplements increased 4.67 times when the runners were guided by coaches. The consumption of supplements was strongly correlated (r = 0.97) with weekly running distance, and also highly correlated (r = 0.86) with the number of years the sport had been practiced. The longer the runner had practiced the sport, the higher the training volume and the greater the intake of supplements. The five most frequently cited reasons for consumption were: energy enhancement (29.5%), performance improvement (17.1%), increased level of endurance (10.3%), nutrient replacement (11.1%), and avoidance of fatigue (10.3%). About 30% of the consumers declared more than one reason for taking dietary supplements. The most consumed supplements were: carbohydrates (52.17%), vitamins (28.70%), and proteins (13.48%). CONCLUSIONS: Supplement consumption by road runners in Brazil appeared to be guided by the energy boosting properties of the supplement, the influence of coaches, and the experience of the user. The amount of supplement intake seemed to be lower among road runners than for athletes of other sports. We recommend that coaches and nutritionists emphasise that a balanced diet can meet the needs of physically active people. BioMed Central 2014-08-21 /pmc/articles/PMC4190927/ /pubmed/25302054 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12970-014-0041-z Text en Copyright © 2014 Salgado et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. |
spellingShingle | Short Report Salgado, José Vítor Vieira Lollo, Pablo Christiano Barboza Amaya-Farfan, Jaime Chacon-Mikahil, Mara PatríciaTraina Dietary supplement usage and motivation in Brazilian road runners |
title | Dietary supplement usage and motivation in Brazilian road runners |
title_full | Dietary supplement usage and motivation in Brazilian road runners |
title_fullStr | Dietary supplement usage and motivation in Brazilian road runners |
title_full_unstemmed | Dietary supplement usage and motivation in Brazilian road runners |
title_short | Dietary supplement usage and motivation in Brazilian road runners |
title_sort | dietary supplement usage and motivation in brazilian road runners |
topic | Short Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4190927/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25302054 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12970-014-0041-z |
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