The purpose of the present study was to identify the approaches and perspectives of the community who workout in gyms and take dietary supplements. It investigated how experts and professionals view sports dietary supplement consumption, and how they converse this issue to gym members. Methods: Study was conducted (n=55) constructivist qualitative research in semi structured one-on-one depth interviews (n=35) with a heterogeneous population of adult gym goers who take dietary supplements, and (n=20) with dietitians and fitness trainers. Results: Instructors and Trainers assumed that benefits of supplement consumption transcend risk, and therefore they did not express a message to their clients about risk. Dietitians in this study deny the use of supplements and trainers and less confidence if trainers had adequate knowledge to sustain it. Conclusion: Lack of alertness of risks suggests that there is a must for communication on this issue. It is recommended that professionals (physicians and dietitians) be present in sports clubs that sell such products in an uncontrolled way. It can be further represent a basis for recommendations for all the sports associations and for the Health ministry to enhance the consequence of apprising gym members about the ambiguity and about the magnitude of cautious utilization, while providing clear information about the Sports dietary supplements.
Sports Dietary Supplements, Risk Perception, Health Authority, Instructors, Qualitative Research
