Disturbances during menstruation such as dysmenorrhea affect the performance of female athletes. However, research on the physiologic conditions of female Taekwondo athletes was still very limited. This study aimed to obtain a predictive model for the level of dysmenorrhea and to test which variable had the most influence on the rate of dysmenorrhea. The research design adopted cross-sectional methods. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed to analyze the effect of BMI and micronutrient intake of nine elite regional and national female Taekwondo. The results showed that the average female athlete had a normal BMI, while for micronutrient intake per day, the average intake of vitamin E was low, the vitamin B6 intake was low, Magnesium intake was low and Calcium intake was fulfilled. The most influence on the occurrence of primary dysmenorrhea in female Taekwondo athletes was calcium intake. This study was limited to measurements of BMI and dietary micronutrient intake, which might help provide data that coaches, athlete nutritionists, and athletes could be used to predict and assess the incidence of primary dysmenorrhea. More research could use the Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ), which could better explain how often athletes consumed certain food ingredients over a specific time period.
Obesity is still one of the nutritional problems among Indonesians today. People then want to normalize their nutritional status by adopting certain weight-loss diets. The problem is, recently, some weight-loss diets that have emerged in the community are not following nutritional principles. People with less nutritional knowledge can implement this diet, which will endanger health. The role of nutritionists is very important in providing education to the public about how to carry out a healthy and nutritious weight-loss diet to normalize their nutritional status. This paper discuss the importance role of nutritionists in educating the public regarding the implementation of a healthy and balanced weight-loss diet in the middle of many mistaken types of current weight-loss diets in Indonesia. The study was descriptive and was conducted in Bandung, March 2021. Appropriate nutritional education is the key success to introduce the community to a healthy and balanced diet. Also, other factors determine such as the active role of other health stakeholders in carrying out activities to change attitudes and practices of public health and nutrition.
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