With obesity rates spiraling world wide, populations everywhere have become more health conscious, leading to more individuals practicing intense sporting activities and consuming dietary supplements, particularly athletes of different sports.
Dietary supplements are products containing: vitamins, minerals, herbal ingredients, amino acids, and substances such as enzymes and metabolites, marketed in several forms: tablets, capsules, soft gels, liquids, or powders. Sports supplements (protein powders and bars, gels, energy drinks) are a dynamic category of dietary supplements, and in 2011, sales grew by 14%, moving $ 21 billion, however only 5% of total sales of these supplements were designed for elite athletes.
While the general population
Dietary supplements are products containing: vitamins, minerals, herbal ingredients, amino acids, and substances such as enzymes and metabolites, marketed in several forms: tablets, capsules, soft gels, liquids, or powders. Sports supplements (protein powders and bars, gels, energy drinks) are a dynamic category of dietary supplements, and in 2011, sales grew by 14%, moving $ 21 billion, however only 5% of total sales of these supplements were designed for elite athletes.
While the general population