Dietary Supplements for Professional Athletes: A Great Potential for Saudi Arabia
Journal Article
Aljaloud, Sulaiman O. . 2015
نوع عمل المنشور:
Journal Article
رابط المنشور على الويب:
المجلة \ الصحيفة:
Journal of Nutritional Health & Food Engineering (JNHFE).
رقم العدد:
Volume3
رقم الإصدار السنوي:
Issue1.
الصفحات:
97
مستخلص المنشور:
Dietary supplement is defined as any product taken orally containing a “dietary
ingredient” (vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino acids, enzymes, etc.) that is
intended to supplement one’s diet. Dietary supplement include plant extracts
and food concentrates. Their main purpose is to provide the required nutrients
and to fulfill the daily nutritional needs. Sports professionals should be aware
of the possible benefits of the supplements as well as the side effects and
associated risks towards taking advantage of the supplements for daily training
and competitive performance. This article provides a comprehensive overview
of dietary supplements mainly related to athletes’ health and performance. In
addition we discuss recent studies related to the attitudes of professionals in
Saudi Arabia toward dietary supplements and how to aid them in making more
informed decisions and judicial choices of dietary supplements for gaining health
benefits.