Avaliação do consumo de suplementos alimentares ergorgênicos por praticantes de atividade física em academias de ginástica em Manaus, Amazonas

Abstract

A healthy and adequate alimentation must be understood by bodybuilders as the starting point for maximum performance and nutritional manipulations are characterized as complementary strategy. Given the widespread use among individuals who practice physical activities, regardless of regularity, of dietary supplements, need for characterization of consumption with knowledge of the main products and influences for the beginning of their use, and the establishment of the profile of these consumers in the city of Manaus, Amazonas; aiming improvement in sports performance and nutrition, with consequent orientation of this square, avoiding losses that at times may be irreversibles. It is a descriptive, quantitative study, conducted through questionnaires given to 250 individuals in two Fitness Centers located in the city of Manaus, who said they were in use of ergogenic. It identified a majority to the male gender 62% (155), with mean age of 28 years. The source of indication most cited were the instructors and teachers of physical education, followed by sales of products, friends and bootstrap. Furthermore, the main consumption targets were whey Protein (73%) and branched chain amino acids “BCAA” (79%), occasionally simultaneously use. It feature the everyday use of these supplements, mostly without the accompaniment of qualified professional, with possibility of serious health problems, warning of a current and serious problem. Keywords: Supplementation; Physical Activity; Ergogenic; Bodybuilding; Healthy Eating.