Article

Energy drinks consumption among football players in Lagos, Nigeria

Published in: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 31 , issue 4 , 2018 , pages: 84–88

DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2017.1406083

Author(s): Foluke Adenike Olatona Department of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, Nigeria , Ijeoma Olumide Aderibigbe Department of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, Nigeria , Sunday Adedeji Aderibigbe Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, Nigeria , Temitope ‘Wunmi Ladi-Akinyemi Department of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, Nigeria

Keywords: energy drinks , football players , Lagos , Nigeria , reasons for consumption

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Abstract

Objectives: This study assessed the prevalence, frequency and reasons for the consumption of energy drinks among members of registered football clubs in Lagos, Nigeria. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was employed and the study setting was Onikan Stadium Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. A simple random sampling technique was employed to select 350 members of the football clubs.

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