出版社：Instituto Brasileiro de Pesquisa e Ensino em Fisiologia do Exercício
摘要：Increasingly, practitioners have sought to exercise dietary supplements. This practice becomes worrisome, since the use of supplements is indiscriminate and careless, in most cases, which can cause damage to health. Factors such as peer pressure and the media in relation to the perfect body, contributing to the increased use of supplements which can cause health damaged. Considering these facts, the aim of this study was evaluate profile of individuals who use supplements in the city of Botucatu-SP. Of the total sample (n=180), 82 were women and 98, men. Among the people who used nutritional supplements, 49 (86%) were men. Most of individuals who used supplements, consumed mainly protein supplements, without professional assistance, in order to increase muscle mass and would like to weigh less than the current weight. For these reasons, greater efforts should be focused on nutrition education of the general public, to clarify the importance and priority of proper nutrition and proper supplementation indication, in cases where there is need. Key word: Gymnastics academy, Nutritional supplements, Protein, Body perception.
