Avaliação do perfil dos frequentadores de uma academia quanto ao consumo de suplementos nutricionais e fatores associados no municÃpio de Alfenas-MG
- Autores: Angela Rita Paitax da Silva, Amanda Aparecida Oliveira da Silva, Hudsara Aparecida de Almeida Paula, Débora Vasconcelos Bastos Marques
- Localización: Revista Brasileira de Nutriçao Esportiva, ISSN-e 1981-9927, Vol. 11, Nº. 67, 2017 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Suplementar 1), págs. 916-924
- Idioma: portugués
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Resumen
Assessment of the academic frequency profile on the consumption of nutritio nal supplements at the city of Alfenas - MG The gym is the place to go for workout. In this context, there is a lack of information and guidance regarding proper nutrition and, thus, the exercise practitioner may errone ously consume dietary supplements, impairing the achievement of their goals, as well as health damage .
The aim of this study was to evaluate the profile of the attendants of a gym and the use of nutritional supplements, in Alfenas - MG .
A survey of informati on about the academics was made, focusing on the use and knowledge of nutritional supplements , through a structured script .
We interviewed 152 people with an average age of 24; Of these, 71,05% (n= 108) attended or had completed college education .
The most practiced physical activity was bodybuilding 85,18% (n= 138) , so, 42,1% (n=64) of the interviewees declared that they did use nutritional supplements .
About the profile of supplementary consumers: 57,81% (n= 37) consumed one type of food supplement and we re predominantly male 65,63% (n= 42); 56,76% (n= 42) were used without the advice of a specialist and the most cited reason for consumption was to increase muscle mass by 31,25% (n= 30).
The most widely consumed supplement was Whey Protein 34,50% (n= 40) .
The data obtained from this sample point to the desire to achieve muscular hypertrophy .
There was no association between the use of nutritional supplements and factors such as sex, age, education level and type of sports practiced.
