An Examination of Dietary Supplement Consumption among Athletes

Authors

  • Nidhi Kumari
  • Prem Kumar
  • Abhishek Kumar
  • T.Onima Reddy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63682/jns.v14i5.7221

Keywords:

Dietary supplement, Athletes, Examination

Abstract

The study is a descriptive cross-sectional survey. The current investigation included a total sample of 90 subjects. The sample frame consisted of 90 players from the USB (University Sports Board), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, specifically in the Athletes. The subjects were chosen using a purposive sampling technique. The percentile analyses will be conducted to determine if any minimum and maximum percentages exist among the presented Athletes. The percentages for Whey Protein are (100% Yes and 0.00% No), Hydrolyzed Protein are (26.67% Yes and 73.33% No), ISO Late Protein are (80.00% Yes and 20.00% No), Concentrate Protein are (13.33% Yes and 86.67% No), Vitamin D (from fatty fish and eggs) are (100% Yes and 0.00% No), Calcium (from milk, nuts, and nut butter) are (100% Yes and 0.00% No), Zinc (from organ meats and brown rice) are (100% Yes and 0.00% No), Vitamin B-12 are (20.00% Yes and 80% No), Energy drinks are (100% Yes and 0.00% No), Creatine are (66.67% Yes and 33.33% No), and Caffeine are (46.67% Yes and 53.33% No) respectively.

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Published

2025-06-09

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Kumari N, Kumar P, Kumar A, Reddy T. An Examination of Dietary Supplement Consumption among Athletes. J Neonatal Surg [Internet]. 2025Jun.9 [cited 2025Sep.12];14(5):373-6. Available from: https://www.jneonatalsurg.com/index.php/jns/article/view/7221