Prioritized Dietary Supplement Information Needs of 307 NCAA Division I Student Athletes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate dietary supplement information needs among collegiate athletes.

Methods

Three hundred seven (n = 154 male; n = 153 female) student athletes participating in a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I team completed a dietary supplement survey. Qualitative coding addressed open-ended responses, and chi-square test of independence explored differences among athlete subgroups.

Results

Five themes representing athletes' information needs included quality/composition (53.5%; n = 77), general information (31.9%; n = 46), nutrition information (30.6%; n = 44), performance (18.8%; n = 27), and body composition (13.2%; n = 19). Athletes with "no" or "minimal" (n = 63), vs "moderate" or "strong" (n = 195), perceived knowledge of supplement safet

SUBMITTER: Osterman S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7735714 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature