Potential health risks surrounding ingredients of pre-workout and post-workout dietary supplements: a thorough label analysis
Palabras clave:
Dietary Supplements, Doping, Nutrition Sciences., ToxicityResumen
Objective
Dietary supplements use is increasing. Dietary supplements may contain high doses of substances or dangerous ingredient combinations. This article aims to investigate, by analyzing dietary supplements labels, if there are any doping substances or dangerous amounts of any other component in the reviewed dietary supplements.
Methods
Several brands which possessed their supplements sorted in pre-workout and post-workout were analyzed. 40 dietary supplements with all ingredients described were included. The minimum and maximum dosages of dietary supplements were statistically described as Mean±SD.
Results
Citrus aurantium extract, Yohimbe extract, Garcinia cambogia extract and Maca root extract were reported in some of the analyzed dietary supplements. Regarding caffeine, the pre-workout group displayed higher mean caffeine (241±86mg) than the post-workout group (183±68mg), and the minimal mean dose was 226±84mg; meanwhile, the maximal mean dose was 242±88mg. Concerning creatine, the pre-workout group displayed lower mean creatine (3106±1079mg) than the post-workout group (4137±4177mg), and the minimal mean dose was 3167±1728mg; meanwhile, the maximal mean dose was 3917±3643mg. The salt content in the post-workout group displayed a much higher mean (2155±4486mg) than the pre-workout group (464±605mg), and the minimal mean dose was 1635±3930mg; meanwhile, the maximal mean dose was 1708±3926g.
Conclusion
No doping substances were reported in the dietary supplements, but consumption recommendations on the label could
lead to excessive consumption of some not yet fully tested ingredients.
Keywords: Dietary Supplements. Doping. Nutrition Sciences. Toxicity.
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