Nutrition Knowledge and Practice of Coaches, Trainers, and Athletes

Parr, Richard B.; Porter, Marianne; Hodgson, Samara

doi:10.1080/00913847.1984.11701801

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“…Parents have also been mentioned as a primary source of information (10,15 College athletes, male and female, may lack adequate knowledge to achieve the nutritional needs to support optimal performance (14,21). Also, an athlete who assumes that his/her nutrition knowledge is adequate may not seek accurate information and may not be able to evaluate his/her diet for nutritional adequacy.…”

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“…Appropriate advice and instruction should be available for athletes who are seeking the "nutritional edge" in their sport enabling them to avoid fallacies and myths (10).…”

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“…They rarely have formal training in nutrition and probably do not have the time or expertise needed to stay well-informed of developments in nutrition (6,8,10,19). Short and Short (2) have said: "There is no area of nutrition where faddism, misconceptions and ignorance are more obvious than in athletics.…”

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“…Health and sports magazines, television and radio have been cited as the most frequent media-related sources of information for both coaches and athletes (10)(11)(22)(23).…”

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“…A population that has received much attention regarding nutrition and performance is the college level athlete (2,(10)(11)(12)(13). Nutrition misconceptions and fallacies appear to be prevalent among college athletes (12,(14)(15)(16).…”

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The effect of nutrition education on the nutrition knowledge of college athletes

Bermúdez¹

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The relationship between nutrition and athletic performance has become a topic of increasing interest in college athletics. This study assessed the effect of nutrition education on the nutrition knowledge and dietary adequacy of female and male college athletes through a pre-test/post-test, control group design. Six weekly lessons were offered to the experimental groups. For female athletes, a two sample t-test indicated significant differences on gain scores for the experimental group (p<0.02) and mean differences (post minus pre-test) between experimental and control groups (p<0.03). For male athletes, no significant differences on gain scores for the experimental group (p<0.9) or the control group (p < 0.8) were found. No significant improvements in nutritional adequacy of the diet were noted for female or male athletes. Nutrition education provided through small group lectures resulted in a significant improvement in nutrition knowledge for female athletes.A different educational approach to enhance nutrition knowledge for these male athletes may be warranted.

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“…Appropriate advice and instruction should be available for athletes who are seeking the "nutritional edge" in their sport enabling them to avoid fallacies and myths (10).…”

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confidence: 99%

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“…Health and sports magazines, television and radio have been cited as the most frequent media-related sources of information for both coaches and athletes (10)(11)(22)(23).…”

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The effect of nutrition education on the nutrition knowledge of college athletes

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Vitamins: Effects of Exercise on Requirements

Chen¹

2000

Nutrition in Sport

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Prevalence of Dietary Supplement Use by Athletes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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BackgroundDietary supplements (DSs) are commercially available products consumed as an addition to the usual diet and are frequently ingested by athletes.ObjectiveOur objective was to examine the prevalence of DS use by athletes.Data SourcesPubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, OVID Healthstar, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health were searched for original research articles published up to August 2014. Search terms included specific sports, specific DSs, and other terms.Study SelectionStudies were selected if they were written in English, involved athletes, and provided a quantitative assessment of the proportion of athletes using specific DSs.Summary MeasurePercent of athletes using specific DSs.Synthesis of DataMethodological quality of studies was assessed by three reviewers using an 8-point scale that included evaluations for sampling methods, sampling frame, sample size, measurement tools, bias, response rate, statistical presentation, and description of the participant sample. Where there were at least two investigations, meta-analysis was performed to obtain summary (pooled) prevalence estimates (SPEs) on (1) DS use prevalence by sport and sex, (2) DS use prevalence by elite versus non-elite athletic status, and (3) specific DS prevalence for all athletic groups combined. Meta-analyses included evaluations of homogeneity and publication bias.ResultsA total of 159 unique studies met the review criteria. Methodological quality was generally low with an average ± standard deviation of 43 ± 16 % of available rating points. There was low homogeneity for SPEs when compiled by sport, athletic status, and/or specific DSs. Contributing to the lack of homogeneity were differences in studies’ objectives and types of assessments used (e.g., dietary surveys, interviews, questionnaires). Despite these limitations, the data generally indicated that elite athletes used DSs much more than their non-elite counterparts. For most DSs, use prevalence was similar for men and women except that a larger proportion of women used iron while a larger proportion of men used vitamin E, protein, and creatine. No consistent change in use over time was observed because even the earliest investigations showed relatively high use prevalence.ConclusionIt was difficult to generalize regarding DS use by athletes because of the lack of homogeneity among studies. Nonetheless, the data suggested that elite athletes used dietary supplements far more than their non-elite counterparts; use was similar for men and women with a few exceptions; use appeared to change little over time; and a larger proportion of athletes used DSs compared with the general US population. Improvements in study methodology should be considered in future studies especially (1) defining DSs for participants; (2) querying for very specific DSs; (3) using a variety of reporting timeframes (e.g., daily, 2–6 times/week, 1 time/week and <1 time/week); (4) reporting the sampling frame, number of individuals solicited, and number responding; (5) reporting characteristics of voluntee...

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Nutrition Knowledge and Practice of Coaches, Trainers, and Athletes

Cited by 34 publications

References 7 publications

The effect of nutrition education on the nutrition knowledge of college athletes

The effect of nutrition education on the nutrition knowledge of college athletes

Vitamins: Effects of Exercise on Requirements

Prevalence of Dietary Supplement Use by Athletes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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