Dietary supplements selected by young people exercising in fitness rooms in Kraków and environs.
The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of the use of dietary supplements among the young people exercising in fitness rooms in Krak6w and environs. In this study, 81% of the population used some form of dietary supplement; nutritional supplements were used by 21% of women and 60% of men, and were used most frequently by young people 21-25 years of age. The most popular supplement s were creatine, (20%) and HMB-beta-hydroxy-betamethylbutyrate (19%). Only 14% of the respondents asked for the opinion of qualified personnel, such as doctors, pharmacists or dieticians.
Chłopicka
Joanna
J
Department of Food Chemistry and Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College 30-688 Kraków, Medyczna 9, Poland. jchlopicka@op.pl
Wandas
Piotr
P
Zachwieja
Zofia
Z
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003401:Creatine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003657:Decision Making; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000145:classification* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004300:Doping in Sports / Q000145:classification* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D020446:Fitness Centers; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008903:Minerals / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018579:Patient Selection; D010379:Peer Group; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology; D011044:Poland; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014631:Valerates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014815:Vitamins / Q000627:therapeutic use
D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D008903:Minerals; D014631:Valerates; D014815:Vitamins; C004961:beta-hydroxyisovaleric acid; D003401:Creatine