The association between social media, dietary ergogenic aids, AAS, and SARMS
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2025
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UMT, Lahore
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Background: The availability of dietary supplements that promise to improve physical performance or alter body composition is surging globally. Despite being intended for elite athletes, it is believed that young individuals using gyms for amusement ingest them. Reports indicate a high incidence of use of these supplements of 44.9%. Objective: The objective of this study was to provide contemporary data on the use of dietary supplements, AAS and SARM among young male gym users, and find if social media is associated with the use of dietary supplements, AAS and SARM, as a result of a negative body image. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted including 85 gym going males. The data collected by using self-administered questionnaire and BASS. Informed consent took before collecting data through questionnaire. This study has no risks to subjects. Results: The mean ± SD age of gym going males was 21.7 ± 2.45 years. Most of the gym going males did not use any dietary supplements 42 (49.4%), protein powders were used by 19 (22.4%), 17 (20%) used multivitamins, and 7 (8.2%) used creatine, 12 (14.1%) used anabolic steroids and 7 (8.2%) gym going males used SARMS. Conclusion: Young male gym goers utilize a disproportionate amount of dietary supplements, with AAS and SARM, protein powder being the most popular. The usage of dietary supplements, AAS and SARMS were positively correlated with social media usage.