ArticleJournal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)2007
Supplement use in sport: is there a potentially dangerous incongruence between rationale and practice?
Article in Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England), 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- Verification of efficacy as an ergogenic aid and safety in doping of sibjeondaebo-tang.Journal of exercise nutrition & biochemistry · 2014Article
- Dietary supplementation and doping-related factors in high-level sailing.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2012Article
- Running a risk? Sport supplement toxicity with ephedrine in an amateur marathon runner, with subsequent rhabdomyolysis.BMJ case reports · 2011Article
- Is there a danger for myopia in anti-doping education? Comparative analysis of substance use and misuse in Olympic racket sports calls for a broader approach.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2011Article
- Nutritional supplement use by elite young UK athletes: fallacies of advice regarding efficacy.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2008Article
- Psychological drivers in doping: the life-cycle model of performance enhancement.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2008Article
- The age-gender-status profile of high performing athletes in the UK taking nutritional supplements: lessons for the future.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2008Article
- Performance enhancement with supplements: incongruence between rationale and practice.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2007Article
- Limited agreement exists between rationale and practice in athletes' supplement use for maintenance of health: a retrospective study.Nutrition journal · 2007Article
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Abstract
backgroundSupplement use by athletes is complex and research supports the alarming notion of misinformed decisions regarding supplements. HYPOTHESIS: A frequent divergence between the type of supplements chosen by athletes and the rationale dictating the supplement use is hypothesized. Thus, a potentially dangerous incongruence may exist between rationale and practice. TESTING THE HYPOTHESIS: In the continued absence of reliable data on supplement use, an alternative approach of studying the reasons underlying supplement use in athletes is proposed to determine whether there is an incongruence between rationale and practice. Existing data from large scale national surveys can be used to investigate this incongruence. IMPLICATIONS OF THE HYPOTHESIS: In this report, analyses of distinctive patterns between the use and rationale for use of supplements among athletes are recommended to explore this potentially dangerous phenomenon.
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