Supplement use in two academies of Paraná

Abstract

This study aimed to demonstrate the difference in consumption of dietary supplements between two cities, countryside and capital, and to observe the way they are used and indicated. Fifty five (55) people (100% males) from the both cities analyzed, Apucarana and Curitiba, have participated of this research, whose use supplements for any reason or purpose. The evaluation instrument used was a questionnaire with 7 questions, in its majority objectives and also a discursive part. The results demonstrated equality between both cities in the criteria: schooling, supplementation objective and the most used supplement among the practitioners of body building (bodybuilders). The results also showed a significant difference in the most used supplement’s indication. The most used supplement in both cities was: protein (32.3% Apucarana; 33.3%Curitiba). The main objective of using the protein was: growth of muscle mass (52% Apucarana; 45.5% Curitiba). The supplement’s indication was made, in its majority, by nutritionists in the city of Apucarana, and by friend’s indication in Curitiba. It canbe concluded that the supplement’s consumption, in both cities, mainly protein and is common and in most part without orientation.