CONSUMO DE SUPLEMENTOS NUTRICIONAIS POR PRATICANTES DE ATIVIDADE FÍSICA

the present work had as its subject the physical activity (PA) per se, while the central theme dealt with the consumption of nutritional supplements by individuals who develop PA practices in academies. Objective: to conduct research on the consumption of nutritional supplements by physical activity practitioners in the city of Toledo Paraná, to evaluate the consumption of these supplements and to identify the profile of the users. Methodology: This is a descriptive-exploratory study with a quantitative approach. Data collection was performed using a semi-structured questionnaire, which allowed the researcher to obtain information regarding the profile of the participants, as well as the consumption of nutritional supplements and other associated factors. Results: The sample consisted of 410 individuals, with a mean age of 27.6 years, the majority of whom were male (n= 236; 58%), with complete higher Recebido: 24/04/2019 Revisado: 12/07/2019 Aceito: 04/09/2019 FAG JOURNAL OF HEALTH FAG Journal of Health – ISSN 2674-550X, 2019, v.1, n.3, p. 148 DOI10.35984/fjh.v1i3.90 education (n= 139; 34%) and bodybuilder (n= 402; 98%). Of the total number of participants, 43.9% (n= 180) claimed to use supplements, due to the need to increase energy (n= 126; 30.7%) and to optimize results (n= 103; 25.1%), and supplements were used on their own initiative (n= 87; 21.2%). The supplements most consumed by the participants were Whey Protein (n= 132; 32.2%), branched chain amino acids (BCAA) (n= 87; 21.2%) and creatine (n= 84; 20.5%). Conclusion: the consumption of supplements among the sample studied was lower than that recorded in similar studies. However, other data were similar to those presented in the literature.