Adolescents use dietary supplements to increase sports performance and improve immunity

(Elsevier) Adolescents in developed countries frequently use dietary supplements despite a lack of knowledge about possible harmful effects or drug interactions. Often males turn to dietary supplements in an attempt to increase their performance for sports while females are more concerned with preventing illness and disease. To understand the underlying reasons and sources of recommendation for dietary supplement use among adolescents in Slovenia, researchers at the University of Ljubljana studied both athletes and nonathletes.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news