Journal of Food: Microbiology, Safety & Hygiene
Open Access

Muscle dismorphic disorder and misuse of dietary supplements in body builders

Joint Event on International Conference on Food Safety & Regulatory & 3^rd International Conference on Water Microbiology, Water Sustainability and Reuse Technologies

December 03-04, 2018 | Chicago, USA

Parisa Nejati

Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Food Microbiol Saf Hyg

Abstract :

The aim of our study was to evaluate mental health and substance abuse disorders among the Iranian body builders. A cross-sectional study was conducted among athletes in bodybuilding clubs in Tehran. After a preliminary interview, demoghraphic characteristics and using drugs and nutritional supplemets were recorded. The GH-12, Yale Brown OCS-BDD, DMS questionnqires were used. In this study mean score of BDD questionnaire was 12.19 ± 6.9 (range 0-36). Dysmorphic disorder prevalence was, 12.8% (23 persons). The results of the study showed that the use of anabolic steroids and having dysmorphic disorder (P = 0.1), the use ofnon-steroidal supplements and having dysmorphic disorder (P = 0.76), the use of anabolic steroids and having muscle dysmorphic disorder (P = 0.5) had no significant association. While the use of anabolic steroids and having muscle dysmorphic disorder (P = 0.032) and dysmorphic disorder and muscle dismorphic disorder had statistically significant relationship (P = 0.026)

Conclusion: Trend to the muscularity was accompanied with developing muscle dismorphic disorder and misuse of dietary supplements and drugs. General health of people who have dysmorphic disorder compared to people who don not have was disturbed .

Biography :

Parisa Nejati is a Sports Medicine Specialist with seven years of experience in Sports Injuries and Exercise Prescription in Medical Conditions. Her favorite field of work is fitness and obesity. She works as a Member of fitness team visiting the overweight and obese patients for prescribing exercise as well as diet adjustment. She has been teaching sports nutrition to sports medicine residents at Iran University of Medical Sciences since 2010. She has experience in nutritional strategies in special sports like indoor soccer or volleyball.

E-mail: parisanejati2@gmail.com