Pills, Powders, and Penalties: Unpacking Supplement Use in Hockey
Description
This episode explores why elite ice hockey players use dietary supplements to manage weight and boost performance, despite the risks of contamination and unintentional doping. Learn how team culture, trust in coaches, and sponsorships shape supplement habits on and off the ice.
Discover the real motivations behind dietary supplement use in elite ice hockey. From protein shakes and creatine to anti-doping risks, this episode reveals how players balance performance, nutrition, and the threat of unintentional doping violations.
Main source: Motivations for Using Dietary Supplements in Elite Ice Hockey—Controlling Weight and Enhancing Performance
Sofie Christensen, Astrid Gjelstad, Ingunn Björnsdottir, Fredrik Lauritzen
Nutrients. 2024 Aug; 16(16): 2667. Published online 2024 Aug 13. doi: 10.3390/nu16162667
PMCID: PMC11357155
United States
