ArticleJournal of athletic training2022
Assessing Omega-3 Intake in Sport: the Brief Food Frequency Questionnaire and the Omega-3 Index in Collegiate Women Soccer Players.
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- Dietary Omega-3 Intake, Supplement Use and Omega-3 Status in Elite (Tier 3) Male Gaelic Football Players: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Relative validity and reproducibility of a short semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire for Chinese athletes.PloS one · 2025Article
- Nutritional perspectives in female soccer: a scoping review.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2024Article
- Nutritional Optimization for Brain Health in Contact Sports: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Long-Chain ω-3 Fatty Acids and Neurofilament Light.Current developments in nutrition · 2024Article
- Changes in Body Composition and Nutritional Periodization during the Training Macrocycle in Football-A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Competitive season effects on polyunsaturated fatty acid content in erythrocyte membranes of female football players.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2023Observational
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Abstract
contextOmega-3 fatty acids modulate inflammatory processes and are considered beneficial for sport populations, highlighting a need to assess omega-3 intake in a practical manner. Food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) are inexpensive, noninvasive tools aimed at evaluating nutrient intakes such as omega-3 fatty acids. In healthy adults, a tailored, brief FFQ for estimating omega-3 intake was associated with the erythrocyte omega-3 fatty acid level, a biomarker for omega-3 tissue status and indicative of intake. However, the association between a brief omega-3 FFQ and erythrocyte levels, particularly the Omega-3 Index (eicosapentaenoic acid [EPA], docosahexaenoic acid [DHA], and EPA + DHA), has yet to be explored in a sport population.
objectiveTo examine the association between omega-3 intake using a brief FFQ and the Omega-3 Index in collegiate women soccer players.
designCross-sectional study.
settingUniversity sport team. PATIENTS OR OTHER
participantsThirty-one National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I collegiate women soccer players. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): The brief omega-3 FFQ assessed dietary omega-3 intake: DHA and EPA. The OmegaQuant blood test measured erythrocyte omega-3 fatty acid (EPA, DHA) and Omega-3 Index (EPA + DHA) levels.
resultsBrief FFQ intakes of EPA, DHA, and EPA + DHA were positively correlated with the erythrocyte EPA (r = 0.48, P = .007), DHA (r = 0.73, P < .001), and Omega-3 Index (r = 0.73, P < .001).
conclusionsIn a sample of collegiate women soccer players, the brief omega-3 FFQ was correlated with erythrocyte omega-3 fatty acid levels and may offer health practitioners a practical tool for assessing omega-3 intake in this collegiate sport population.
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