Several studies have examined dietary supplementuse specifically in high school football players. From170 questionnaires,showed that 31% of players reportedly used dietary supplements with theintent of building muscle and 90% of these players indicated creatine as their primary sport nutrition supplement.
surveyed 1349 football players and reported that 30% used creatine. This study also found that the perceived risks with creatine use were dehydration (44.5%) and muscle cramps (38.8%), whereas 30.1% of football players reported no perceived risk. Friends were cited as the greatest source of encouragement for use of supplements, whereas parents and coaches were more likelyto discourage the use. In contrast to the above findings on dietary supplement intake, Mason et al.