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. 2019 Mar 28;9(4):122. doi: 10.3390/biom9040122

Table 2.

Consumption of nutritional supplements (NS) by participants according to the Australian Institute of Sport’s (AIS) classification.

Group Subcategories Supplements (n) %
A Sport Foods Whey protein 46 96
Bars 31 65
EAA 31 65
Non-whey protein 24 50
Isotonic drink 27 56
Medical supplements Vitamin complexes 40 83
Mineral complexes 28 58
Vitamin D 26 54
Performance supplements Creatine 41 85
Caffeine 36 75
Beta-alanine 25 52
Amino acids BCAA 45 94
EEAA 31 65
Others Omega-3 38 79
L-Carnitine 34 71
HMB 15 31
C Arginine 35 73
Magnesium 28 58
CLA 28 58
Testosterone booster 29 60
Hormone precursor 25 52
Chromium picolinate 21 44
Ginseng 17 35
Evening primrose oil 16 33
Medium chain triglycerides 15 31
Flax oil 14 29

BCAA: branched-chain amino acids; CLA: Conjugated linoleic acids; EAA: essential amino acids. * Data of Consumption of Group D are presented in Table 3.