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Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul Instituto De Ciência E Tecnologia De Alimentos Curso De Engenharia De Alimentos
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Alegre, Porto |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | Nutritional supplements have become more popular in recent years not only among athletes but also among the public that attends to bodybuilding gyms, because of the greater adherence to more active and healthy life styles. At the same time, the economic crisis in Brazil reduced the purchasing power of Brazilian people, changing their consumption pattern. In order to assess the impact of these two opposing trends, a study was conducted to determine the profile of nutritional supplements consumers, especially whey protein, in the years 2013 and 2016, in Porto Alegre city. A multiple choice questionnaire was administered to a total of 209 gym customers in ten different neighborhoods of Porto Alegre. Information on sex, age, weekly frequency, exercise goals in the gym, eating habits, consumption of supplements and preferred brands were collected. More than half of respondents consumed nutritional supplements in both of the studied periods. The minority that does not consume supplements, does so because they do not see the need of supplementation for the achievement of their goals. Among consumers who supplement their diet, almost all of them (96%) are users of whey protein. Moreover, 74% of them consume more than one supplement at the same time, which also include high-protein products, such as glutamine and BCAA. In 2016 there was a decrease of 15% and 8% in the number of people who use supplementation under the age of 30, and between 30 and 50, respectively. As for adults above 50, there has been an increase of 12% in supplementation. These results indicate that the formers were affected primarily by the economic crisis, while the last group was influenced by the increasing popularity of nutritional supplements. Muscle hypertrophy was the most related goal to the consumption of supplements, and weight-loss was the goal less associated with supplementation. Between 2013 and 2016, consumption of supplements also decreased among people who had aesthetic goals in the gym. However, those who associated supplements to health goals and well-being, maintained the same percentage of consumption. The supplement consumer profile is people of both genders, of all ages, with goals such as hypertrophy, muscle toning and health, which tend to go to the gym four times a week or more. Over the study period, this profile covered less young people with aesthetic goals, and now covers more adults over 50 years, with health goals. In addition, consumers are more open to national brands because of the high price of the imported ones. These are important points so that the national supplement industry can understand the changes in its clients throughout the financial crisis, and thus better allocate their investments. |
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| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
