Consumo excessivo de suplementos nutricionais entre profissionais atuantes em academias de ginástica de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, 2012

Tatiane Araujo Cava, Samanta Winck Madruga, Gesiane Dias Trindade Teixeira, Felipe Fossati Reichert, Marcelo Cozzensa da Silva, Airton José Rombaldi, Tatiane Araujo Cava, Samanta Winck Madruga, Gesiane Dias Trindade Teixeira, Felipe Fossati Reichert, Marcelo Cozzensa da Silva, Airton José Rombaldi

to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with excessive consumption of dietary supplements among professionals working at gyms in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. this is a cross-sectional study with all local fitness professionals identified in 2012; excessive consumption of dietary supplements was defined as the use of three or more types of supplements simultaneously; multivariate analysis was carried out using Poisson regression with robust variance. 497 professionals were interviewed; the prevalence of excessive consumption of dietary supplements was 10.5% (95%CI 7.9;13.5); there was association with the male sex (PR=3.2; 95%CI 1.6;6.7) and with length of time of dietary supplement consumption ≥4 years when compared to <1 year (PR=2.8; 95%CI 1.7;4.7); lower consumption was found among professionals with higher levels of education, regardless of whether they had a degree in physical education or not (p=0,007). prevalence of excessive consumption of dietary supplements can be considered high and was associated with sociodemographic variables.