Who turned you on to the recovery support of post-workout protein shakes? If you're anything like the 800 fitness center regulars surveyed in Palermo, Italy, it was probably a personal trainer. A majority of the subjects (34%) consulted with trainers on sports nutrition. Only 18% asked their doctor, and not a single one of these 800 people went to a nutritional expert for advice.
The study, which was published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, went on to report that 30% of respondents reported daily supplement use with the most popular stack being creatine and/or amino acids in a protein shake. As an interesting dark side to this survey, there was much higher degree of snack consumption among those who said they didn't use supplements. You'll be surprised to read some people's idea of 'healthy' snacking on today's Breaking News post at optimumnutrition.com
