Sports nutrition supplements and adverse events - a meta-epidemiological study of case reports specifically addressing causality assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This meta-epidemiological study aimed to systematically review case reports regarding sports nutrition supplements and adverse events (AEs), specifically addressing the issue of causality assessments.

Methods

Through a systematic literature search we identified all published case reports of AEs associated with sports nutrition supplements between 1 January 2008 and 1 March 2019. Data regarding AEs, suspected supplements, relevant causality assessment factors and the reporting of clinical reasoning and/or systematic causality assessment methods were extracted.

Results

In all, 72 publications were included, reporting 134 supplements and 37 different AEs in 97 patients (85% males; median age: 30 years [range: 14-60]). Information regarding previous health and reg

SUBMITTER: Zeijlon R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8724217 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature