Attitudes of active athletes towards alcohol
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https://doi.org/10.2478/AMB-2025-0045Keywords:
alcohol, sports, athletes, surveyAbstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the attitudes of active athletes towards alcohol, using a survey method. The task of this survey is to find out whether active athletes consume alcohol and whether they know how alcohol affects their bodies. Materials and Methods: We surveyed 50 active male athletes who had been training for more than 10 years. They completed an anonymous paper survey containing 14 closed questions. The survey was conducted in January 2024. Results: 80% of respondents do not know whether systematic alcohol consumption leads to the medical condition known as alcohol use disorder. Only 4% of respondents admit that their germ cells can be damaged when drinking alcohol. All male respondents drink alcohol regularly, and only 4% of them do this occasionally. 80% of respondents drink beer and distilled alcohols; 12% prefer distilled alcohol, and 8% drink only beer. Conclusions: The survey shows that all respondents regularly drink alcohol, and only 4% of them do this occasionally. In Bulgaria, a campaign to clarify the harms caused by alcohol to active athletes should be proposed.
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