CONTEXT The problems of doping in sport and the increasing use of nutritional supplements by athletes are issues that intersect to the degree that a large number of supplements may contain substances that are banned in sport. Many supplements contain substances that are associated with significant health hazards. Athletes consuming such supplement products may jeopardize their sporting status, ...

OBJECTIVE. To assess the use of dietary supplements used in food consumption, the clinical nutritional status and biochemistry of patients colonized and not colonized with Pseudomonas aeruginosa participants of a program of home nutritional therapy. MATERIAL AND METHODS. Observational analytic study, carried out with 47 patients, 2-19 years. The nutritional failure was referred to as with nutri...

Based upon recent sales numbers, nutritional supplements play a key role in the lifestyle of a substantial proportion of the population. As well as products such as vitamins or minerals, several precursors of anabolic steroids are marketed as nutritional supplements. Another group of commercially available supplements are products for weight loss based upon herbal formulations originating from ...

Although the use of nutritional supplements by professional athletes and the benefits thereof have been extensively studied, information on recreational athletes' use of supplements is limited. This study investigated the consumption of nutritional supplements, source of information and supply of supplements, and level of awareness with regard to the relevant legislation among individuals who u...

A commercially available electrospray ionization ion mobility spectrometer system is used to quantify the amount of nutritional supplements through direct introduction in solution phase. We investigated the general capability of this technique for the rapid screening of various nutritional supplements from unknown sources. Five nutritional supplements were used in this study: LLeucine, Sucralos...

OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of medication and nutritional supplement use in male Football Super League players and to observe the long term changes of players' attitudes during 5 years period (4 seasons). STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. MATERIAL AND METHODS Review and analysis of 4176 doping control forms -declaration reports- about players' medication intake including; Super Leagu...

Nutritional therapy of the cancer patient by the oral route includes management of factors that may cause anorexia, attempts to modify the patient's eating behavior, and the offering of nutritional supplements to the patient. Anoretic factors for which specific strategies may be employed include taste abnormalities, pain, nausea, and depression. Modification of the patient's eating behavior inv...

OBJECTIVES To validate a nutritional intervention programme for elderly people living in nursing homes. DESIGN In a prospective, randomized, controlled study of 88 residents, we determined nutritional status at day 0 and day 60 using a record of dietary intake, anthropometry, hand-grip strength and mini-nutritional assessment. Dietary intake, grip strength and body weight were also recorded a...