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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1012-2966</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Gaceta Médica Boliviana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Gac Med Bol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1012-2966</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Mayor de San Simón]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1012-29662023000200068</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47993/gmb.v46i2.683</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Consumo de ayudas ergogénicas nutricionales y farmacéuticas en personas que asisten a gimnasios del municipio de Cercado, Cochabamba]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Consumption of nutritional and pharmacological ergogenic aids in people who attend gyms in the municipality of Cercado, Cochabamba]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rojas Delgadillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gimena]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alanoca Quispe]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lizet Blanca]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lozano Beltrán]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daniel Franz]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Torrico]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Faustino]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,UMSS Facultad de Medicina Posgrado de Medicina Tropical, Fundación CEADES]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Bolivia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,UMSS Posgrado de Medicina Tropical ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Bolivia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,UMSS Facultad de Medicina Posgrado de Medicina Tropical, Fundación CEADES]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Bolivia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,UMSS Facultad de Medicina Posgrado de Medicina Tropical, Fundación CEADES]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Bolivia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>46</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>68</fpage>
<lpage>75</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1012-29662023000200068&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1012-29662023000200068&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1012-29662023000200068&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Dado el problema de salud pública que plantean los esteroides anabólicos, el consumo de ayudas ergogénicas está aumentando a nivel mundial, no es en Bolivia. Además, existe un consumo desmedido de suplementos nutricionales y farmacéuticos, así como efectos reversibles e irreversibles de los esteroides anabólicos.  Objetivos:  describir cómo se consumen las ayudas ergogénicas nutricionales y farmacéuticas y cómo los asistentes a gimnasios en el municipio Cercado de Cochabamba perciben sus efectos en su salud.  Métodos:  se realizó un estudio observacional transversal con 378 participantes mayores de 18 años, (estratificada) divididos en cuatro grupos; Amateur, Fitness, Deportista y en nueve gimnasios y dos grupos (NABBA-IFFB) y deportistas en general en el área metropolitana de Cercado Cochabamba.  Resultados:  se encontró que el 74,6% consume alguna sustancia que mejoran el rendimiento; el consumo de ayudas ergogénicas nutricionales fue del 57,1%(n=216) y farmacológicas el 17,4% (n=66). El tiempo dedicado a entrenamiento y dieta para el grupo amateur es estadísticamente significativo con un valor de (p&lt;0,05). Los efectos percibidos y reportados por el consumo de ayudas ergogénicas farmacológicas (esteroides anabólicos androgénicos) son principalmente cambios de humor, alteración en la libido y acné. Entre los efectos secundarios irreversibles dos casos de hombres desarrollaron ginecomastia y dos mujeres desarrollaron clítoromegalia.  Conclusiones:  los usuarios de ejercicio en el gimnasio consumen grandes cantidades de sustancias nutricionales y/o farmacológica que mejoran el rendimiento.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Given the public health problem posed by anabolic steroids, the consumption of ergogenic aids is increasing worldwide, not indifferently in Bolivia. In addition, there is an excessive consumption of nutritional and pharmaceutical supplements, as well as reversible and irreversible effects of anabolic steroids.  Objectives:  to describe how nutritional and pharmaceutical ergogenic aids are consumed and how gym-goers in the Cercado municipality of Cochabamba perceive their effects on their health.  Methods:  a crosssectional observational study was conducted with 378 participants over 18 years of age, (stratified) divided into four groups; Amateur, Fitness, Athlete and in 9 gyms and 2 groups (NABBA-IFFB) and athletes in general in the metropolitan area of Cercado Cochabamba.  Results:  it was found that 74.6% consumed some performance-enhancing substance; the consumption of nutritional ergogenic aids was 57.1% (n=216) and pharmacological aids 17.4% (n=66). Time dedicated to training and diet for the amateur group is statistically significant with a value of (p&lt;0.05). The perceived and reported effects of the consumption of pharmacological ergogenic aids (anabolic androgenic steroids) are mainly mood changes, libido alteration and acne. Among the irreversible side effects 2 cases of men developed gynecomastia and 2 women developed clitoromegaly.  Conclusions:  exercise users in the gym consume large amounts of nutritional and/or pharmacological performance enhancing substances.]]></p></abstract>
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