SILVA, I. M. S.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/9818574477602851; SILVA, Isabelle Maria de Sousa.
Resumen:
The incessant search for the perfect body and standard of today's society, made people
increase the demand for gyms and training centers. These environments can present
themselves as showcases for the exhibition of graceful bodies, considered enviable according
to beauty standards, stimulating the search for resources that enhance results, such as the
consumption of food supplements, which are conceptualized as substances added to the diet,
with the objective of complementing, supplying nutritional deficiencies or even improving
physical performance. The present study aims to carry out a bibliographical survey about the
consumption of nutritional supplements by gym goers. The selection of works took place over
the months of October 2022 and December 2022, in the Scielo, Google Scholar, CAPES and
Elsevier databases, in Portuguese, English and Spanish, of articles from the year 2018, using
the search engines: “Nutritional Supplements”, “Performance”, “Food and physical activity”,
13 works were selected. The results were similar in all studies, with males being the biggest
user of dietary supplements, used with the aim of muscle hypertrophy and increased strength.
In all studies, participants used at least one type of supplement, especially those based on
proteins such as whey protein. Furthermore, it is possible to conclude that there was
homogeneity between the results of the studied studies, while a certain pattern was identified
for consumers of dietary supplements, most of whom are men, with a high level of education,
users of protein-based supplements and amino acids, bodybuilding practitioners and with the
aim of gaining muscle mass and obtaining strength.
