Abstract

SANCHEZ-OLIVER, A.J.  and  GRIMALDI-PUYANA, M.. Analysis of the consumption of nutritional supplements by basketball players in EBA league. CPD [online]. 2017, vol.17, n.3, pp.163-168. ISSN 1989-5879.

There are a few studies on nutritional supplement (NS) use in basketball players. The purpose of this study was to examine the use of NS in a group of players from Group C of the Spanish amateur basketball league (EBA). A total of 79 questionnaires from 9 different teams was registered. It was designed and previously evaluated by a pilot study in which was observed the validity of the content, his application, his structure and his presentation. 100% of the sample is in favor of NS legal use, 71,2% had consumed it sometime and 56,1% use at present. The NS most consumed by the sample are sports drinks (60,8%), whey protein (18,9%), energy bars (16,5%), vitamin complex (15,2%), protein (no serum) (12,6%), creatine (10,1%) and carbohydrates (8,9%). A high percentage of NS consumers thought to have positive results. Although with some nuances, the percentage and the results on SN consumption in this study are similar to other studies evaluating supplementation in athletes.

Keywords : supplementation; basketball; ergogenic aids; amateur.

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