Protein supplements misused by athletes
Protein supplements do not demonstrate efficacy when it comes to enhancing performance or reducing recovery time, as per a recent study.
Supplements of protein are generally poorly used or unnecessary by both high-level athletes and amateurs, according to Martin Fréchette, a researcher and graduate of the Université de Montréal Department of Nutrition.
From Sciencedaily.com:
Nine athletes out of 10 reported food supplements on a regular basis. They consume an average of 3,35 products: energy drinks, multi-vitamins, minerals and powdered protein supplements. Fréchette found their knowledge of food supplements to be weak.
“The role of proteins is particularly misunderstood,” he warns. “Only one out of four consumers could associate a valid reason, backed by scientific literature, for taking the product according.”
Despite the widespread use of protein supplements, 70 percent of athletes in Fréchette’s study didn’t feel their performance would suffer if they stopped such consumption. “More than 66 percent of those who believed to have bad eating habits took supplements. For those who claimed to have ‘good’ or ‘very good’ eating habits that number climbs to 90 percent.”
It was also remarked by Fréchette that some supplements have unacceptable levels of sodium, magnesium, niacin, folate, vitamin A and iron that could possibly result in side effects such as nausea, fatigue, vision trouble, and liver anomalies.
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