Efeito ergogênico dos suplementos alimentares para praticantes de atividade física

Abstract

Due to the search for the perfect body, there was a great increase in the demand for dietary supplements and consequently several promises of improvement of the performance coming from its consumption. The lack of specific guidelines for athletes generates openness for the emergence of diffuse information and often without scientific basis or previous study. This study aimed to analyze the ergogenic effect of 3 dietary supplements in healthy people and as specific objectives to analyze the dosages, frequency of consumption and indicated training. The data were collected through a bibliographic survey of studies carried out and published in scientific sites from 2007 to 2017. Seventy articles on the subject were collected based on the title, after reading the abstracts, 21 were discarded, which did not present sufficient data for interpretation, using a total of 49 articles. Similar ergogenic effects were observed in the literature on carbohydrate, creatine and caffeine supplements. Energy replenishers and creatine supplements provided positive effects in all articles found that followed the recommendations of the Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina do Exercício e do Esporte. Although it has ergogenic effects, no recommendations were found for caffeine supplements that were compatible with the dosage that was most effective in the studies, which reinforced the need to formulate guidelines for athletes.