How Commonly Professional Athletes Use Effective Performance-Boosting Aids

Nearly 48.2% of Polish professional athletes reported taking dietary supplements.

• Of the athletes using supplements, 36.7% did so occasionally while 11.5% used them continually.
• Isotonic drinks were the most commonly used supplement, with 75.4% of athletes consuming them, and 41.2% reported continuous use.
• Creatine was the least frequently used supplement, taken by only 34.5% of the athletes.
• Men were more likely to use supplements than women, with 50.5% of men and 44.1% of women reporting usage.
• The frequency of supplement use showed no significant difference based on age, with a variation of only 0.4%.

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