Perfil del consumidor de suplementos dietéticos en usuarios habituales de centros de acondicionamiento físico

Objetivo: determinar el perfil del consumidor de suplementos dieteticos en usuarios habituales de Centros de Acondicionamiento Fisico (CAF), de acuerdo con las caracteristicas socio-demograficas, antropometricas y de consumo. Metodologia: se realizo un estudio observacional descriptivo transversal en diez CAF del Valle de Aburra, Colombia. Se incluyeron personas de ambos sexos, con permanencia "3 meses continuos en los CAF y que participaron voluntariamente. Se aplico una encuesta para registrar la informacion. Se realizo un analisis univariado descriptivo, con medidas de frecuencia absoluta y relativa; de tendencia central y de variacion. Resultados: participaron 321 usuarios activos con edad promedio de 31 anos (DE: 13.8); 56.7% de sexo femenino. Un 28.7% de los usuarios de los CAF, afirmo haber consumido suplementos. El porcentaje de consumo entre los menores de edad fue de 33.3% y en los adultos encuestados 28%. De acuerdo con el Indice de Masa Corporal (IMC) de los usuarios consumidores, se observo que 6.6% tenia un peso inferior al normal, el 69.6% fue clasificado como normopeso, 22.8% sobrepeso y solo 1.1% obeso. Un 68.5% de los consumidores de suplementos dieteticos conocia el nombre comercial del producto que, en su mayoria, contenia mas de una sustancia clasificada como nutricional 63%, herbal 22.8% o psicoestimulante 6.5%; en ningun suplemento se observo componente hormonal. Conclusion: los resultados de este estudio evidencian un consumo elevado de suplementos dieteticos tanto en menores de edad como en adultos, y sugieren la necesidad de establecer medidas de control para evitar el abuso de estos productos. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the profile of dietary supplements consumer's in regular users of Centers for Physical Conditioning (CAF), according to social, demographic and anthropometric characteristics and those of productsconsumption. Methods: An observational descriptive and cross sectional study was carried out with 10 CAF from Valle de Aburra, Colombia. Male and female participants with permanence " 3 months in CAF were included in this study if they gave their informant consent. A questionnaire was used to fill out information. A descriptive analysis was made, including absolute and relative frequency measures; central tendency and variation. Results: A total of 321 active users participated, the average age of participants was 31 years (SD=13.8); and the women were the most (56%). Consumption of dietary supplements was observed in 28.7% of users. This percentage in younger persons was 33%, whereas in queried adults was 28%. According to BMI (Body Mass Index), 6.6% of consumers had a lower weight compared to normal, 69.6% had normal weight, 22.8% had higher weight and only one person was obese. Commercial trade of dietary supplements was known by 68.5% of consumers. Thesesupplements contained more than one compound registered as nutritional (63%), herbal (22.8%), psycho stimulant (6.5%) and neither one had hormonal compounds. Conclusion: The findings of this study support a high consumption of dietary supplementsin young people as well as in adults, and they establish the need to set control measures to avoid products abuse.