Consumo de suplementos nutricionales en adultos jóvenes que acuden a cuatro gimnasios de la ciudad de Cuenca en el periodo septiembre 2021 – febrero 2022

Abstract

Title: Consumption of nutritional supplements in young adults who attend four gyms in the city of Cuenca in the period September 2021 - February 2022. Introduction: Nowadays, society considers body care a symbol of success, fit in beauty stereotypes and achieve aesthetic achievements has become a necessity and in many cases an irrational concern; People who aim to improve their physical fitness or sports performance, elite athletes or amateurs who go to the gym find it necessary to use nutritional supplements with or without the advice of a professional, for this reason the pattern of consumption of these Substances must be studied to be able to face this problem. Objective: Determine the pattern of consumption of nutritional supplements in young adults who attend gyms in the city of Cuenca. Method: The study is of a descriptive cross sectional type, applying the interview technique and as an instrument a questionnaire with closed and open questions was structured in person in the selected gyms to any subject who meets the inclusion criteria mentioned below and who wishes to participate accepting the previously informed consent, the sample is non-probabilistic in a simple random way for the respective information collection. Results: Based on the survey carried out, it was found that 71.2% of the sample consumes nutritional supplements, and only 7.2% of them do so by prescription of a doctor or nutritionist, while the remaining percentage does so by Own account guided by the recommendations of friends and acquaintances. Author Keywords: nutritional supplements, sports supplements