ArticleJournal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition2015
Evaluation of congruence among dietary supplement use and motivation for supplementation in young, Canadian athletes.
Article in Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.
- Incoming United States Army Basic Combat Trainees Report Lower Dietary Supplement Use than Active-Duty Soldiers.Current developments in nutrition · 2026Article
- Development of a Japanese Sports Food Exchange List Reflecting Products Used in Japanese Athletic Settings.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Sodium nitrate supplementation prevents beneficial cardiac adaptations to running in female mice with few effects on male hearts.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Review
- Use of Dietary Supplements among Polish Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Two-Center Pilot Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
- A Behaviourally Informed Approach to Reducing the Risk of Inadvertent Anti-doping Rule Violations from Supplement Use.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Review
- Review
- Athletes' nutritional demands: a narrative review of nutritional requirements.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Review
- Micronutrient supplement intakes among collegiate and masters athletes: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- Prevalence of adulteration in dietary supplements and recommendations for safe supplement practices in sport.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Review
- Sports Supplements User Profile Based on Demographic, Sports, and Psychological Variables: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Effects of Dietary Intervention and Education on Selected Biochemical Parameters and Nutritional Habits of Young Soccer Players.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Herbs as an Active Ingredient in Sport: Availability and Information on the Internet.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Dietary Supplements Use among Athletes in Lebanon: Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and Correlates.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Review
- Use of Sports Supplements in Competitive Handball Players: Sex and Competitive Level Differences.Nutrients · 2020Article
- Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Diet Quality Profile of the Lithuanian Team of Deaf Women's Basketball Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Article
- Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundDietary supplement use is endemic in young athletes; however, it is unclear if their choices are congruent with their motivation for supplementation and the established benefits of the dietary supplements. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationships between dietary supplement use and self-reported rationale in young athletes.
methodsCanadian athletes (n = 567; 11-25 years; 76% club or provincial level, 24% national or higher) completed a questionnaire designed to assess supplementation patterns and motivation for supplementation. Chi square tests examined associations between dietary supplements and self-reported rationale for use.
resultsVitamin and mineral supplements, including vitamin-enriched water, were associated with several health- and performance- related reasons (p < 0.001). Branched chain amino acids (BCAA) and glutamine were linked to improving diet and immune function (p < 0.01), but were more strongly associated with performance reasons, as were performance foods (protein powder, sport bars, sport gels, etc.). Plant extracts and fatty acids were primarily associated with health reasons, particularly immune support (p < 0.001).
conclusionsCongruencies exist between performance rationales and supplementation for common ergogenic aids, however, less so for vitamin and mineral supplements, vitamin-enriched water, and plant extracts. Incongruences were found between fatty acids, protein supplements, vitamin and mineral supplements, vitamin-enriched water, and plant extracts and health motivators for supplementation. Educational interventions are essential to ensure young athletes are using dietary supplements safely and effectively.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.