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<p>At the beginning of 2023 we carried out a survey among active athletes asking about their attitude towards dietary supplements.</p>
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<h3>Aim</h3>
<p>The aim of the study was to evaluate the attitude of athletes towards dietary supplements using a survey method. The objective of the study was to determine whether active athletes use dietary supplements.</p>
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<h3>Materials and methods</h3>
<p>The participants in the study were asked to anonymously complete a survey consisting of 16 questions. In January 2023, we surveyed 50 active athletes from the „Vasil Levski” National Sports Academy (35 men and 15 women). Forty-six of the participants were between 18 and 22 years old and 4 were between 23 and 27 years old.</p>
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<h3>Results</h3>
<p>The majority (94%) of the surveyed athletes trusted the advertisement of a particular dietary supplement. Ninety per cent had complete trust in the pharmacists’ advice. Pharmacists played a significant role in the choice of dietary supplements. A high percentage (60%) of the respondents who used dietary supplements had not sought medical advice prior to their use. Ninety per cent of the respondents used dietary supplements for weight loss in order to fit in a particular category; 78% indicated that they used dietary supplements for improvement of their sports achievements; 72% used supplements to increase their stamina and 46% – to shorten their time for recovery. A campaign should be initiated to encourage the use of dietary supplements only when they are prescribed by physicians.</p>
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At the beginning of 2023 we carried out a survey among active athletes asking about their attitude towards dietary supplements.

Aim
The aim of the study was to evaluate the attitude of athletes towards dietary supplements using a survey method. The objective of the study was to determine whether active athletes use dietary supplements.


Materials and methods
The participants in the study were asked to anonymously complete a survey consisting of 16 questions. In January 2023, we surveyed 50 active athletes from the „Vasil Levski” National Sports Academy (35 men and 15 women). Forty-six of the participants were between 18 and 22 years old and 4 were between 23 and 27 years old.


Results
The majority (94%) of the surveyed athletes trusted the advertisement of a particular dietary supplement. Ninety per cent had complete trust in the pharmacists’ advice. Pharmacists played a significant role in the choice of dietary supplements. A high percentage (60%) of the respondents who used dietary supplements had not sought medical advice prior to their use. Ninety per cent of the respondents used dietary supplements for weight loss in order to fit in a particular category; 78% indicated that they used dietary supplements for improvement of their sports achievements; 72% used supplements to increase their stamina and 46% – to shorten their time for recovery. A campaign should be initiated to encourage the use of dietary supplements only when they are prescribed by physicians.

Attitude of Athletes Towards Dietary Supplements

Acta Medica Bulgarica

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At the beginning of 2023 we carried out a survey among active athletes asking about their attitude towards dietary supplements.

Aim
The aim of the study was...

Attitude of Athletes Towards Dietary Supplements

Article Category: Original Article

Published Online: Dec 15, 2023

Page range: 37 - 40

Received: May 10, 2023

Accepted: Jul 18, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2023-0041

© 2023 I. Miteva et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.