Dietary Supplement Use in Australian Army Personnel

Predictors of Dietary Supplement Use by U.S. Coast Guard Personnel

BACKGROUND Personnel in Armed Forces entities such as the US Coast Guard (USCG) engage in strenuous tasks requiring high levels of physiological and psychological fitness. Previous reports have found increased prevalence of dietary supplement (DS) use by military personnel to meet the demands of their occupation. OBJECTIVE This study assessed DS prevalence and patterns of use in USCG personne...

Dietary supplement use by adolescents.

OBJECTIVES To review the use, benefits and adverse effects of the main dietary supplements consumed by adolescents. SOURCES The literature review was performed using MEDLINE and LILACS databases (1997-2008). We analyzed 377 articles, and 52 of them were selected as references. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS Consumption of dietary supplements is widely spread among adolescents. This habit has often...

Supplement use by UK-based British Army soldiers in training

The use of supplements is widespread at all levels of civilian sport and a prevalence of 60-90 % is reported among high-performance UK athletes, including juniors. The prevalence of supplement use among UK-based British Army personnel is not known. The aim of the present study was to establish the point prevalence of supplement use in UK-based British Army soldiers under training (SuTs) and ass...

Title:a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis on the Prevalence of Dietary Supplement Use by Military Personnel

A systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence of dietary supplement use by military personnel

BACKGROUND Although a number of studies have been conducted on the prevalence of dietary supplement (DS) use in military personnel, these investigations have not been previously summarized. This article provides a systematic literature review of this topic. METHODS Literature databases, reference lists, and other sources were searched to find studies that quantitatively examined the prevalenc...