Dietary supplementation habits of young Canadian athletes
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Background High-performance, adult athletes consume dietary supplements to increase energy, maintain health or prevent nutritional deficiencies and improve exercise recovery; however, dietary supplementation patterns of young, Canadian athletes remain undetermined. Purpose: 1) Determine the types and frequency of dietary supplement use in young athletes. 2) Determine preferred means of educational media for this demographic.
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Dietary supplementation practices in Canadian high-performance athletes.
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