Supplement Use in the Adolescent Athlete
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Use of dietary supplements has become common practice among adolescent athletes in the United States. Concern has arisen regarding safety in adolescents in light of the fact that supplements are not required to meet usual US Food and Drug Administration requirements for standard pharmaceuticals. Furthermore, advertised ergogenic gains are based on little or no scientific evidence. Creatine, anabolic steroids, androstenedione, dehydroepiandrosterone, caffeine, ephedrine-type alkaloids, calcium beta-hydroxy-beta-methybutyrate, and human growth hormone are reviewed. Although some studies have indicated performance benefit in particular athletic situations, there are few available data in adolescents. Furthermore, the few safety studies of these supplements do not include adolescents. Adolescents may be at particular risk when using anabolic steroids and caffeine-ephedra combinations. Research has demonstrated effective education programs can reduce adolescents' intentions to use dietary supplements.
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Creatine is still less frequently used when compared to other dietary supplement categories such as multivitamins, protein powders, and energy products, in which usage rates can range anywhere from 60-80% among adolescent athletes.
“While creatine appears to be a popular dietary supplement of choice among elite adolescent athletes, creatine is still less frequently used when compared to other dietary supplement categories such as multivitamins, protein powders, and energy products, in which usage rates of these product categories can range anywhere from 60–80% among adolescent athletes [26,27,28,29,30,31,32].”
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- Authors
- DesJardins, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Utah (US)
- Corresponding author
- DesJardins, Matt
- Venue
- Current Sports Medicine Reports
- Published
- 2002-12
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 369-373
- ISSN
- 1537-890X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2062594783
- Cited by
- 36
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 5.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Current Sports Medicine Reports (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Doping in Sports
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Pharmacological Effects and Assays
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutrition and Health Studies
- Keywords
- dietary supplements, youth athletes, supplement safety, ergogenic aids, creatine, anabolic steroids, androstenedione, dehydroepiandrosterone, caffeine, ephedrine, human growth hormone, performance improvement
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Alkaloids, Central Nervous System Stimulants, Caffeine, Calcium, Creatine, Doping in Sports, Ephedrine, Humans, Valerates, Adrenergic Agents, Human Growth Hormone, Dietary Supplements, Anabolic Agents
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