An Examination of Dietary Supplement Consumption among Athletes
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Dietary supplement, Athletes, ExaminationAbstract
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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