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Eating and nutrition habits in young competitive athletes: a comparison between soccer players and cyclists.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Bioelectrical impedance phase angle in sport: a systematic review.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2019Pooled it
- Macronutrient Intake in Soccer Players-A Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2019Pooled it
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- Association between salivary /microbiological parameters, oral health and eating habits in young athletes.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2025Article
- Fueling Soccer Players: A Scoping Review and Audit of Literature Related to Soccer-Specific Guidelines for Carbohydrate Intake.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Exploring the Role of Dietary Calcium Intake in Muscle and Cardiovascular Performance Among Young Athletes.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Development of a Flexible Sensor-Integrated Tissue Patch to Monitor Early Organ Rejection Processes Using Impedance Spectroscopy.Biosensors · 2024Article
- Performance variables and nutritional status analysis from Moroccan professional and adolescent football players during the competition period: a descriptive study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
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- Segmental Phase Angle and Body Composition Fluctuation of Elite Ski Jumpers between Summer and Winter FIS Competitions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Evaluation for the effects of nutritional education on Chinese elite male young soccer players: The application of adjusted dietary balance index (DBI).Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2020Article
- Patterns of Nutrition and Dietary Supplements Use in Young Egyptian Athletes: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Survey.PloS one · 2016Article
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Abstract
The study evaluated the dietary habits in two groups of young athletes, practicing two different sports: soccer players and cycling. The dietary habits of 47 athletes were investigated by questionnaire. Body Mass Index, Fat Mass, Free Fat Mass, Total Body, Intracellular, Extracellular Water and Phase Angle were measured by bioimpedance. The t-Student test for unpaired data was used. Significance was set at P < 0.05. Body Mass Index was similar between the groups, while total body water and extracellular water were significantly higher in the soccer player group (soccer players: 63.8±1.96%; cyclists : 59.8 ± 8.7%; and soccer players 43.9±3.1%, cyclists 43.8 ±2.1%, respectively). Fatty mass of the soccer player group (14.5±2.9%) was significantly lower than that of the cyclist group (19.5±3.6%). Daily food intake was similar between the two groups (2844 kCal/die for soccer players /2630 kcal/die for cyclists), and lower than recommended. There was a low intake of Calcium (soccer players 1120±128.9 mg/die, cyclists 718±309 mg/die) for both groups, and a low intake of Potassium for soccer player (2576 mg/die ± 52.4) The caloric intake of adolescent athletes is lower than recommended. Body composition is significantly different between soccer players and cyclists.
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