VARIA28-DAY
DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE
SUPPLEMENTATION DOES NOT AFFECT BODY COMPOSITION IN YOUNG ATHLETES
Morteza
Jourkesh
Dept.
of Physical
Activity and Sport, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar Branch, Iran
The main aim of this study was
to examine the effects of acute dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) intake on
body composition and serum steroid hormones in young athletes. Twenty
young (19 to 22 years) male soccer players were allocated to two
randomly assigned trials - ingesting DHEA (100-mg doses) or placebo
(PLA) for 28 days. Body weight was not affected by 4 weeks of DHEA
supplementation. No significant changes in BMI, WHR, body fat or total
muscle mass for the two groups were detected at the end of the trial.
There was no within- or between-group difference in arm fat index (AFI)
and corrected mid-upper-arm muscle area (cAMA). Treatment with DHEA
resulted in significant increase of total testosterone, estradiol and
DHEA-S levels in treated subjects versus the placebo group (p <
0.05). Results of this study suggest no beneficial effect of
DHEA supplementation on body composition in young competitive athletes.
Key
words: dehydroepiandrosterone, soccer players, body fat,
muscle mass.
