Jawadi Ayman H, Addar Abdulmalik M, Alazzam Abdulaziz S, Alrabieah Fahad O, Al Alsheikh Abdullah S, Amer Roaa R, Aldrees Al Anoud S, Al Turki Maha A, Osman Ali K, Badri Motasim
College of Applied Medical Sciences, KSAU-HS, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
College of Medicine, KSAU-HS, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Nutr Metab. 2017;2017:9219361. doi: 10.1155/2017/9219361. Epub 2017 Apr 5.
Several studies showed that regular gymnasium users use various dietary supplements without comprehension of their potential risks. To determine the prevalence and dietary supplement intake and assess the awareness of supplement use among regular gymnasium users in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among regular gymnasium users in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between April 2015 and June 2015. A validated structured questionnaire was used. The study included 299 participants. Of these 113 (37.8%) were dietary supplements users and this was more common among males than females (44.7% versus 16.4%). Gender based analysis showed that males were exercising more frequently than females and the type of cardiovascular exercise was more among them. The most commonly used supplements were whey protein (22.1%), amino acids (16.8%), multivitamins (16.8%), creatine (11.5%), and omega 3 (11.5%). The reasons for taking dietary supplements were to improve body shape (47.7%), increase health (44.2%), and improve performance (41.5%). Most of the information about supplements was obtained from unreliable sources. More studies are needed to better understand supplements use and their impact on health in Saudi Arabia.
多项研究表明，经常去健身房的人在不了解各种膳食补充剂潜在风险的情况下就使用它们。为了确定沙特阿拉伯利雅得经常去健身房的人的膳食补充剂使用流行率和摄入量，并评估他们对补充剂使用的认知情况。2015年4月至2015年6月期间，在沙特阿拉伯利雅得对经常去健身房的人进行了一项描述性横断面研究。使用了一份经过验证的结构化问卷。该研究包括299名参与者。其中113人（37.8%）是膳食补充剂使用者，男性比女性更常见（44.7%对16.4%）。基于性别的分析表明，男性比女性锻炼更频繁，他们中进行心血管锻炼的类型更多。最常用的补充剂是乳清蛋白（22.1%）、氨基酸（16.8%）、多种维生素（16.8%）、肌酸（11.5%）和欧米伽3（11.5%）。服用膳食补充剂的原因是改善体型（47.7%）、增强健康（44.2%）和提高运动表现（41.5%）。关于补充剂的大多数信息来自不可靠的来源。需要更多的研究来更好地了解沙特阿拉伯补充剂的使用情况及其对健康的影响。
