NUTRIENT AND FOOD INADEQUACIES AMONG ATHLETES: GENDER COMPARISONS

ABSTRACT The present study aimed to evaluate and compare the dietary intake between male and female athletes. The study included 80 high performance athletes, including 43 male and 37 female. The athletes dietary intake was evaluated by a 24-hour recall. Both groups showed a low caloric intake. Men...

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Main Authors: Marcus Vinicius Santos do Nascimento, Tiago Marcel Santos Villa-Nova, Danielle Góes da Silva, Vitor Teixeira Nascimento, Raquel Simões Mendes-Netto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá
Series:Journal of Physical Education
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2448-24552016000100154&lng=en&tlng=en