Dietary supplements in sport

Abstract

Dietary supplement is a general term that refers to a concentrated source of nutrients that is usually prescribed to be taken in addition to the daily diet to increase nutrient intake. Dietary supplement come in many forms, such as tablets, capsules and powders. In the AIS Sports Supplement Program supplements are classified into four groups according to their effectiveness and safety. Multi-vitamin and mineral supplements make up a very large sport supplement category that are designed to provide athletes with mixtures of the essential and nonessential nutrients, mostly vitamins and minerals. Vitamins are required in the diet for the maintenance of health, metabolic functioning, growth, recovery and athletic performance. Minerals have long been regarded as nutrients essential for proper health and vigor.

Dijetetski suplementi su proizvodi koji su namenjeni suplementiranju hrane i predstavljaju koncentrovane izvore nutrijenata ili drugih supstanci sa nutritivnim ili fiziološkim efektima proizvedeni u doziranim oblicima, kao što su tablete, kapsule, kesice praškova. AIS (Australian Institute of Sport) Sports Supplement Program kategoriše dijetetske suplemente u četiri grupe prema nivou naučnih dokaza o njihovoj efikasnosti i bezbednosti. Vitamini i minerali su neophodni za održavanje zdravlja, odvijanje metaboličkih procesa, rast i oporavak organizma. Multivitaminski i mineralni preparati čine veliku grupu dijetetskih suplemenata koji se preporučuju sportistima za postizanje dobrih atletskih performansi.