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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doaj-90a79d714202477db4ac6531346eaf8b2020-11-25T03:51:30ZengUniversidade Estadual de MaringáJournal of Physical Education2448-24552710.4025/jphyseduc.v27i1.2758S2448-24552016000100154NUTRIENT AND FOOD INADEQUACIES AMONG ATHLETES: GENDER COMPARISONSMarcus Vinicius Santos do NascimentoTiago Marcel Santos Villa-NovaDanielle Góes da SilvaVitor Teixeira NascimentoRaquel Simões Mendes-NettoABSTRACT 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 were more inadequate in protein and saturated fat intake. Both groups showed a high inadequacy in vitamin A, E, D and calcium intake. Women had a higher inadequacy in vitamin B12, B3, magnesium, folate, phosphorus, and five times more probability of inadequate iron intake. Women had a more inadequate intake of fruit, meat. Athletes of both sexes present inadequacies on dietary intake, however, these were higher among women.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2448-24552016000100154&lng=en&tlng=enfeeding behaviorathletesexercise physical. |
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Marcus Vinicius Santos do Nascimento Tiago Marcel Santos Villa-Nova Danielle Góes da Silva Vitor Teixeira Nascimento Raquel Simões Mendes-Netto NUTRIENT AND FOOD INADEQUACIES AMONG ATHLETES: GENDER COMPARISONS Journal of Physical Education feeding behavior athletes exercise physical. |
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Marcus Vinicius Santos do Nascimento Tiago Marcel Santos Villa-Nova Danielle Góes da Silva Vitor Teixeira Nascimento Raquel Simões Mendes-Netto |
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Marcus Vinicius Santos do Nascimento |
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NUTRIENT AND FOOD INADEQUACIES AMONG ATHLETES: GENDER COMPARISONS |
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NUTRIENT AND FOOD INADEQUACIES AMONG ATHLETES: GENDER COMPARISONS |
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NUTRIENT AND FOOD INADEQUACIES AMONG ATHLETES: GENDER COMPARISONS |
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NUTRIENT AND FOOD INADEQUACIES AMONG ATHLETES: GENDER COMPARISONS |
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NUTRIENT AND FOOD INADEQUACIES AMONG ATHLETES: GENDER COMPARISONS |
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nutrient and food inadequacies among athletes: gender comparisons |
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Universidade Estadual de Maringá |
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Journal of Physical Education |
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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 were more inadequate in protein and saturated fat intake. Both groups showed a high inadequacy in vitamin A, E, D and calcium intake. Women had a higher inadequacy in vitamin B12, B3, magnesium, folate, phosphorus, and five times more probability of inadequate iron intake. Women had a more inadequate intake of fruit, meat. Athletes of both sexes present inadequacies on dietary intake, however, these were higher among women. |
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feeding behavior athletes exercise physical. |
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