Sports supplements: a health risk?

Sports supplements are a category of dietary supplements that in recent years has not only increased in quantity and availability, but also in the number of new products. Athletes of all levels are interested in the consumption of supplements that are useful to increase muscle mass gain, thus making...

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Autores: Gerardo Enrique Muñoz-Maldonado, Víctor Manuel Gómez-Renaud, Lourdes Garza-Ocañas, Christian Tadeo Badillo-Castañeda
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:México
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
Repositorio:Redalyc-UANL
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Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas)
adulteration
contamination
ergogenic aids
doping substances
sports supplements
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Sumario:Sports supplements are a category of dietary supplements that in recent years has not only increased in quantity and availability, but also in the number of new products. Athletes of all levels are interested in the consumption of supplements that are useful to increase muscle mass gain, thus making the consumption of these products a frequent practice. Unfortunately, there are some products that are doping substances which are offered as sports supplements; on the other hand, certain sports supplements may contain active pharmaceutical ingredients, or their analogues, not declared in their ingredients to effectively enhance the benefits that these products ensure, exposing consumers to a significant potential health risk, especially those unfamiliar with sports supplements. It is important that health professionals are aware of the possible implications of consuming certain products offered in the sports nutrition market when evaluating their patients for a variety of pathologies.