The aims of this study were to investigate the use of nutritional supplements(vitamins, mineral, ginseng, red ginseng, amino acids, creatine and oriental medicine) in weight-lifters of energy supplements and doping consciousness why athletes are usin...
The aims of this study were to investigate the use of nutritional supplements(vitamins, mineral, ginseng, red ginseng, amino acids, creatine and oriental medicine) in weight-lifters of energy supplements and doping consciousness why athletes are using nutritional supplements, and who recommends the athletes to use nutritional supplements. The total population of weight-lifters selected controls from the general population, were given questionnaire including questions about use of nutritional supplements, and from whom athletes had received information about nutritions and recommendations to use nutritional supplements. The response rate was 82.6% for athletes. Best league team athletes is higher than university team. Therefore, athletes as compared to used vitamins 26.7%, oriental medicine 29.2%, amino acids 13.1%, creatine 8.9%, red ginseng 7.2%. The parents was the main advisor for use of nutritional supplements athletes. League team and university athletes using nutritional supplements felt they weren't well informed about nutritional supplements. Therefore, 20% of the nutritional supplements users did not know whether the nutritional supplements they used was doping classified not. In conclusion: we found that over 80% for league and university weight- lifter athletes intake nutritional supplements. The parents was the main advisor in athletes. The most athletes is league and university team weren't well informed about doping.