2025, Vol. 7, Issue 10, Part B

Author(s): Luiz Antonio Del Ciampo and Ieda Regina Lopes Del Ciampo

Abstract: Protein supplements are substances added to the diet to meet and/or complement nutritional deficiencies or improve physical performance. They are currently widely consumed by individuals of all ages, especially adolescents and young adult males, with the primary purpose of building a muscular and defined body as a standard of aesthetics and health. Although they are widely advertised as products that help the body meet certain nutritional needs in specific situations and in body remodeling processes when combined with physical activity, protein supplements should be consumed with caution, carefully prescribed, and under the supervision of qualified professionals, as excess intake can cause complications and adverse health effects. Adolescents are in phase of organ, system, and personality development, where excessive protein consumption can have undesirable consequences and should be avoided. This narrative review presents the main changes that can occur in metabolism and in different organs and systems of the human body resulting from excessive protein consumption from the diet and from products used in the form of protein supplements.

DOI: 10.33545/27068919.2025.v7.i10b.1722

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