PROFESYONEL SPORCULARIN KULLANDIĞI SPORCU TAKVİYE ÜRÜNLERİNİN HELAL SAĞLIKLI YAŞAM ve ETİK KURALLARINA UYGUNLUĞUNUN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 2, 129 - 146, 29.12.2025

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https://doi.org/10.51973/head.1794074

Öz

Bu çalışma; sporcuların fizyolojik ve fiziksel özelliklerini geliştirmek için kullanılan sporcu takviye ürünlerinin, sporcuların sağlığı üzerindeki olumsuz yan etkilerini, elde edilen sportif derecenin helal ve etik kurallara uygun olup olmadığının belirlenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. Özellikle profesyonel seviyede yarışan sporcuların başarıya ulaşabilmek için doğru beslenme kaynaklarına ihtiyacı bulunmaktadır. Yapılan araştırmalarda, doğal yollar yerine alınan sporcu beslenme takviye ürünlerinin profesyonel sporcular arasında %1-2 arasında avantaj sağladığı belirtilmektedir. Ayrıca, sporcular tarafından büyüme, gelişme ve üreme fonksiyonları için kullanılan bazı hormonlar (anabolik steroidler, büyüme hormonu vb), oral yolla ilaç olarak alınmakta veya vücuda enjeksiyon şeklinde uygulanmaktadır. Özellikle mücadele sporlarında yarışan kadın sporcular arasında güç, kuvvet ve kas kütlesini artırmak gibi özelliklerinden dolayı anabolik steroid kullanımının yaygın olduğu ifade edilmektedir. Bu uygulamalar, genellikle kadınların hormonal dengelerini bozarak seslerinde kalınlaşma, kıllanma ve üreme sağlıklarına zarar verebilmektedir. Erkeklerde kullanılan anabolik steroidlerin ise karaciğer, böbrek, kalp damar rahatsızlıkları ve üreme sağlıklarına olumsuz etkileri bulunmaktadır. Ayrıca, son dönemde spordan emekli profesyonel sporcular arasında erken ölümlerin sayısı da hızla artmaktadır. Bunun sebebinin, geçmişte kullandıkları spor takviyelerin organlarında meydana getirdiği zararlardan kaynaklandığı düşünülmektedir. Diğer taraftan spor camiasında, başarıya ulaşabilmek için her şeyin yapılabileceği anlayışı bulunmaktadır. Ancak, kullanılan bu maddeler, insan vücuduna telafisi mümkün olmayan zararlar vermektedir. Bunların dışında, sportif başarıya ulaşabilmek için her şeyi yapabilirim anlayışı; helal, sağlıklı yaşam ve etik kurallara uygun davranışlar değildir. Sonuç olarak, profesyonel seviyede mücadele eden sporcuların yüksek rekabet gerektiren spor dallarında, Dünya Dopingle Mücadele Ajansının doping kuralları çerçevesinde, doktor kontrolünde ve yine adet/miktarları belirlenerek insan sağlığına zarar vermeyen ve helallik şüphesi bulunmayan bazı takviye ürünlerini kullanmaları tavsiye edilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Profesyonel Sporcular , Sporcu Takviye Ürünleri , Helal Sağlıklı Yaşam ve Etik Kurallar

EVALUATION OF THE COMPLIANCE OF ATHLETE SUPPLEMENT PRODUCTS USED BY PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES WITH HALAL HEALTHY LIFE AND ETHICAL RULES

Öz

This study was conducted to determine the negative side effects of sports supplements used to enhance athletes' physiological and physical characteristics on athletes' health, and whether the athletic performance achieved is halal and complies with ethical principles. Athletes competing at the professional level, in particular, need proper nutritional resources to achieve the target. Research indicates that supplements taken instead of natural methods offer a 1-2% advantage among professional athletes. Some hormones used by athletes for growth, development, and reproduction are administered as oral drugs or injected into the body in the form of anabolic steroids and growth hormone. The use of anabolic steroids is particularly common among female athletes competing in combat sports, due to their potential to increase strength, power, and muscle mass. In female, however, these drugs disrupts their hormonal balance, causing deepening of their voice, hair growth, and harm to their reproductive health. In male, the use of anabolic steroids can have also negative impact on liver, kidney, cardiovascular, and reproductive health. The number of too early deaths among professional athletes who have recently retired from sports has been rapidly increasing. This is thought that it is due to the damage to their organs caused by past use of sports supplements. As a result, there's a perception in the sports community that anything can be done to achieve success. These substances cause irreparable harm to the human body. This "do anything" mentality is not consistent with a halal, healthy lifestyle or ethical principles. Furthermore, athletes competing at the professional level are advised to use some of these substances in highly competitive sports, in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Agency's doping regulations and under the supervision of a doctor by determining the correct dosage and quantity without harming human health.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Professional Athletes , Sports Supplements , Halal Healthy Living and Ethical Rules

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