ArticleInternational journal of preventive medicine2013
The use of nutritional supplements among male collegiate athletes.
Article in International journal of preventive medicine, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Polyphenol supplementation boosts aerobic endurance in athletes: systematic review.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Pooled it
- Polyphenols and Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2017Pooled it
- Prevalence of Dietary Supplement Use by Athletes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2016Pooled it
- Effects of placebo on bench throw performance of Paralympic weightlifting athletes: a pilot study.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2019Trial
- Diet Quality, Supplementation, and Professional Support as Markers of Injury Load in Polish Football Players: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Prevalence of supplement usage and related attitudes and reasons among fitness athletes in the gyms of Kashan and its relationship with feeding behavior: a cross-sectional study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Dietary Supplements Use among Athletes in Lebanon: Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and Correlates.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Prevalence of Supplement Consumption in Iranian Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of preventive medicine · 2021Review
- Prevalence, knowledge and attitudes towards using sports supplements among young athletes.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2019Article
- Prevalence, Knowledge and Attitudes Concerning Dietary Supplements among a Student Population in Croatia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Effects of dietary supplements on selected hematological and biochemical parameters of Pakistani athletes.BMC nutrition · 2018Article
- Predictors of dietary supplement usage among medical interns of Tehran university of medical sciences.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2015Article
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- Effect of taking dietary supplement on hematological and biochemical parameters in male bodybuilders an equation model.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe consumption of nutritional supplements is high in various sports, whereas, there are not enough documents supporting the beneficial effects of supplements in athletes. In addition, there is no information about taking supplements by Iranian students who participate in sports. Therefore, the goals of this study were to assess the type and prevalence of supplement use, the frequency of use, and relationships between consumption and age, body mass index, training load and type of sport.
methodsOne hundred ninety two male students from "Isfahan University of Medical Sciences" participated in this study, voluntarily. A questionnaire that included questions about type and effects of supplements, recommendation resources, place of obtaining, and type of sports were sent to students. Descriptive data were calculated as frequencies (%). Chi-square (χ2) analysis was used to analyze the correlation between supplement use and the study variables.
resultsForty-five percent of respondents used some forms of supplements. Supplement users consumed 14 different supplements and each used as many as 1.8 ± 1.2 various supplements during the past six months. Multivitamins (64%) and vitamin C (42%) were the most popular supplements. Students, who participated in individual sports, were more likely to consume dietary supplements (P < 0.05) and ergogenic aids (P < 0.01), but team sports athletes, took more recovery nutrients (P < 0.01). Fifty seven point five percent of student bought their products from pharmacies, 40% from "sport supplements stores" and 2.5% from their friends.
conclusionsIt can be concluded that less than half of these students consumed supplements and their information resources were inappropriate.
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