Observational studyInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
The Use of Dietary Supplements in Fitness Practitioners: A Cross-Sectional Observation Study.
Observational study in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Exploration of Body Self-Image and Associated Body Composition Supplement Behaviors in College Students.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Nutritional Supplements for Muscle Hypertrophy: Mechanisms and Morphology-Focused Evidence.Nutrients · 2025Review
- 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
- Analysis of Actual Fitness Supplement Consumption among Health and Fitness Enthusiasts.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Differences in Consumption Behaviour of Dietary Supplements in Competitive Athletes Depends on Sports Discipline.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Acute myocardial infarction following "dry scooping" of a pre-workout supplement in a healthy young man of African origin: A case report.SAGE open medical case reports · 2024Article
- Motivational Drivers behind the Consumption of Dietary Supplements by Leisure-Time Athletes.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Micronutrient supplement intakes among collegiate and masters athletes: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- Sportsmen's Attitude towards Dietary Supplements and Nutrition Knowledge: An Investigation in Selected Roman Area Gyms.Nutrients · 2022Article
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Abstract
This study was aimed at evaluating the prevalence of use of dietary supplements (DSs) among gym users and gym instructors involved in body shaping-oriented fitness training. Furthermore, this study aimed to verify whether differences existed in the prevalence and in the types of DSs used in both gym users and gym instructors involved in body shaping-oriented fitness competitions vs. those not involved in fitness competitions. A survey was distributed to 316 participants, composed of 89 gym instructors and 227 gym users of both genders aged 27.3 ± 7.7. Among these participants, 52 were involved in competitions and 248 were not, while 16 participants did not specify either way. The results showed a high prevalence in the use of DSs in the population considered, with 85.4% of the participants declaring they used DSs, with high heterogeneity in the numbers and in the combinations used. No differences were found between gym instructors and gym users, or between participants involved and those not involved in competitions. The results indicate that DSs are widely used by persons involved in body shaping-oriented fitness training. The results also suggest that the majority of the participants decided individually which DSs to use.
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