Evaluation of the profile and basic knowledge of physical educators on the academies of food supplementation in Belo Horizonte –MG

Abstract

This study had as objective to avaliate the physicaleducators’ information and basics knowledge that work at gym about food supplementation. The gyms’ were choosen aimlessly, and all the physical educators that work at them participated of the study. 86 physical educators answered a questionnaire with 13 objective questions. The most expressive results were: 31.4% and 25.6% get actualized by internet and non scientific magazines, respectively, about subjects related to supplementation; 83.7% never prescrived supplementation for their clients; in those who indicate, 57.2% indicate maltodextrin or proteins and 50% already prescribed supplementation for competitions athletes. Questions to avaliate the physical educators’ knowledge about supplementation were made. 61.6% believe that a balanced alimentation supplies the protein necessity; 59.3% affirm that more protein ingestion, more muscle hypertrophy; 57% knew about the creatin’s purpose; 41.8% know the L-carnite’s function and 60% think that the excess of vitamins is harmful to the health. Concluding that even a bunch of physical educators have a nice knowledge about supplementation, the part of them that don’t have this knowledge is still large, once few has courses about the subject and the ways that they use to actualize almost never are trustworthy.