Nicholas F. McMahon

Nov 2, 2023 | frontiersin.org | Marc Willems |Anna Kiss |Oliver M. Shannon |Nicholas F. McMahon

IntroductionAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), almost 80% of the global population use dietary supplements (1), often motivated by improving health and immunity, losing weight, increasing muscle mass, or improving skin and hair (2). The use of supplements among active adults has also been well documented (3–9), and often used to enhance exercise performance, increase their tolerance for more intense training, or for better recovery and training adaptations (10, 11).