Dietary Supplementation Practices In Canadian High Performance Athletes

Lun kelly anne erdman tak s.

Dietary supplementation practices in canadian high performance athletes. To determine dietary supplementation practices and opinions preferred means for dietary supplement ds education and antidoping opinions among elite canadian athletes varying in age and gender. To determine dietary supplementation practices and opinions preferred means for dietary supplement ds education and antidoping opinions among elite canadian athletes varying in age and gender. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationships between dietary supplement use and self reported rationale in young athletes. Supplementation habits of elite athletes in western canada have been documented but research is lacking on supplement use by athletes across canada.

Fung and raylene a. Reimer dietary supplementation is a common practice in athletes with a desire to enhance performance training exercise recov ery and health. Methods an online ds use questionnaire was completed by 302 varsity athletes 30 5 male 69 5 female. Serious sanctions may be imposed.

20 5 1 8 year old who were competing in intermittent power and endurance based sports. 76 club or provincial level 24 national or higher completed a questionnaire designed to assess supplementation patterns and motivation for supplementation. Fung raylene a. Dietary supplementation is a common practice in athletes with a desire to enhance performance training exercise recovery and health.

The number of anti doping violations resulting from the use of supplements demonstrates the extreme risk an athlete runs when using supplements. The purpose of. The purpose of this descriptive study was to evaluate the dietary supplementation practices and perspectives of high performance canadian athletes affiliated with each of the country s eight. Elite athlete training centers in calgary canada and surrounding area.

A positive test for an athlete who uses supplements may result in a violation regardless of how the prohibited substance got into their body. A descriptive cross sectional survey. Dietary supplementation practices in canadian high performance athletes february 2012 international journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism 22 1 31 7. Dietary supplementation practices in canadian high performance athletes victor lun kelly a.

A descriptive cross sectional survey. The purpose of this study was to gain insight into dietary supplementation practices among varsity athletes in a university setting in ontario canada. Canadian athletes n 567. Elite athlete training centers in calgary canada and surrounding area.

International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism issn 1526 484x issn e 1543 2742 vol.