[Nutritional supplementation in children and adolescents practicing fencing].
The aim of this study was to assess the use of nutritional supplementation during the days of training and the days free of training in children and adolescents who attend sports schools, Questionnaires on the use of nutritional supplementation were filled in by 141 children and adolescents who practice fencing. The factor gender-age had statistically significant impact only on using mineral supplementation by the studied students. Using ergogenic aids as well as using vitamin and mineral supplements or other kind of supplementation was rare in the studied population, but was more frequent during the days of training. Nutritional supplementation was always used by higher percentage of boys than girls.
Chalcarz
Wojciech
W
Zakład Zywności i Zywienia, Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego, Poznań. chalcarz@awf.poznan.pl
Radzimirska-Graczyk
Monika
M
D000293:Adolescent; D017195:Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D004034:Diet Surveys; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000517:prevention & control; D008903:Minerals / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011044:Poland; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013177:Sports / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014815:Vitamins / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D008903:Minerals; D014815:Vitamins