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Muscle-building behaviors from adolescence to emerging adulthood: A prospective cohort study

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2022
This study aimed to identify patterns of change in muscle-building behaviors from adolescence to emerging adulthood and determine what adolescent factors predict new-onset muscle-building behavior in emerging adulthood.
Jason M. Nagata, Vivienne M. Hazzard, Kyle T. Ganson, S. Bryn Austin, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Marla E. Eisenberg   +5 more
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Caffeine intake almost always affects physical performance and cognitive processes responsible for awareness [PDF]

Infarma: Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2023
Sports foods and supplements can play a significant role in the sports nutrition plans of high-level athletes. It has been found that taking specific dietary supplements can have ergogenic and performance-enhancing effects.
Roberto De Giorgio
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Students’ use of caffeine, alcohol, dietary supplements, and illegal substances for improving academic performance in a New Zealand university

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 2021
This study aimed to describe patterns of use and attitudes towards a broad variety of substances for improving academic performance at a New Zealand university. 685 students (from 1800 invited) completed an online questionnaire (38% response rate).
Anantha Narayanan, Malcolm Gill, Chaey Leem, Cassandra Li, Frances Mein Smith, Ben Shepherd, Selene Ting, Karin van Bart, James A. Green, Ari Samaranayaka, Christina Ergler, Alexandra Macmillan   +11 more
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Dietary-nutritional needs in tennis: A narrative review

Revista Española de Nutrición Humana y Dietética, 2021
Introduction: Tennis is characterized by a large number of competitions and little recovery time between them. Thus, tennis players and coaching staff have become interested in the role that nutrition can play in maximizing sports performance.
Raúl Domínguez, Antonio Jesús Sánchez Oliver, Sandro Fernandes da Silva, Alvaro López-Samanes, José Miguel Martínez-Sanz, Fernando Mata   +5 more
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Evidence of use and users of image- and performance-enhancing drugs in sports in Switzerland: a scoping literature review and implications for Swiss drug policy

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2023
BACKGROUND: “Image- and performance-enhancing drugs” are widely used in sports worldwide to improve body image and performance goals. In view of the growing research interest and use of these substances, and the paucity of data on the situation in ...
Muriel Kruijver, Philip Bruggmann, Raphael Magnolini   +2 more
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Characteristics of Gym-Goers Performance-Enhancing Substance Use [PDF]

Sustainability, 2022
The use of prohibited performance-enhancing substances (PES) in fitness and gym settings is a public health concern as knowledge concerning its short-term and long-term adverse health consequences is emerging. Understanding the underlying psychosocial mechanisms of PES use and the characteristics of the gym-goers who use PES could help identify those ...
Ana Sofia R. Tavares, Elisabete Carolino, António Rosado, Luís Calmeiro, Sidónio Serpa   +4 more
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Use of psychotropic substances among elite athletes – a narrative review

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2021
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Elite athletes may use psychotropic substances for recreational reasons, (perceived) performance enhancement or self-medication. Causes can overlap.
Jan Exner, Raoul Bitar, Xaver Berg, Eva-Maria Pichler, Marcus Herdener, Erich Seifritz, Malte Christian Claussen   +6 more
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Effects of Sodium Bicarbonate Supplementation on Physical Performance and Cardiovascular Variables in Middle-Aged and Elderly Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus [PDF]

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
The global epidemic of diabetes mellitus (DM) presents a significant health challenge, and physical exercise is crucial in managing type 2 DM (T2DM). Sodium bicarbonate (SB) supplementation may enhance high-intensity exercise performance.
Edher Lucas Antunes, Rafael Carlos Sochodolak, Maria Luiza Pinto Rios, Jéssica Mendes Nadal, Paulo Vitor Farago, Nilo Massaru Okuno   +5 more
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Dietary Supplements and Sport Performance - A Comprehensive Review

Southeastern European Medical Journal, 2017
Aim: Comprehensive articles on dietary supplements and their impact on sport performance, which would provide professional and recreational athletes with evidence-based information, are sparse.
Julij Šelb, Helena Lenasi
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Evaluation of performance-enhancing drugs seized by Israeli enforcement agencies 2012–2017: implications for policy and regulatory change

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2020
Background Illicit performance-enhancing substances are used mostly by athletes to enhance performance in sports, and by bodybuilders to gain muscle and body mass.
Hagit Bonny-Noach, Ronny Berkovitz, Barak Shapira   +2 more
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