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Published in: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 1/2007

Open Access 01-12-2007 | Hypothesis

Supplement use in sport: is there a potentially dangerous incongruence between rationale and practice?

Authors: Andrea Petróczi, Declan P Naughton

Published in: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology | Issue 1/2007

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Abstract

Background

Supplement use by athletes is complex and research supports the alarming notion of misinformed decisions regarding supplements.

Hypothesis

A frequent divergence between the type of supplements chosen by athletes and the rationale dictating the supplement use is hypothesized. Thus, a potentially dangerous incongruence may exist between rationale and practice.

Testing the hypothesis

In the continued absence of reliable data on supplement use, an alternative approach of studying the reasons underlying supplement use in athletes is proposed to determine whether there is an incongruence between rationale and practice. Existing data from large scale national surveys can be used to investigate this incongruence.

Implications of the hypothesis

In this report, analyses of distinctive patterns between the use and rationale for use of supplements among athletes are recommended to explore this potentially dangerous phenomenon.
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Metadata
Title
Supplement use in sport: is there a potentially dangerous incongruence between rationale and practice?
Authors
Andrea Petróczi
Declan P Naughton
Publication date
01-12-2007
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology / Issue 1/2007
Electronic ISSN: 1745-6673
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6673-2-4

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