The Mediterranean Diet Adequacy Index in Sports Participants

Benito, José L. Sánchez; Soriano, Eva Sánchez; Martin, Colin R.; Preedy, Victor R.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-407849-9.00047-6

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“…These results are logical considering the similarity between the groups in training volume and in other aspects related to the physical condition, such as diet, BMI, and tobacco and alcohol consumption. It can be suggested that cyclists smoke less, consume less alcohol, and have a greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet because they are more preoccupied with their physical health and their sportive performances than controls, which confirms the relationship observed in previous studies between physical activity and these health-related parameters ( Loprinzi & Walker, 2015 ; Sánchez-Benito, Sánchez-Soriano, Martin, & Preedy, 2015 ). The relationship between exercise addiction and BMI is controversial ( Allegre et al., 2007 ; Ruiz-Juan & Zarauz Sancho, 2012 ).…”

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Exercise addiction risk and health in male and female amateur endurance cyclists

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Background and aims To determine the relationship between the risk of exercise addiction (REA) and health status in amateur endurance cyclists. Methods In 859 (751 men and 108 women) cyclists and 718 inactive subjects (307 men and 411 women), we examined the REA (Exercise Addiction Inventory), training status (volume, frequency, experience, and performance), socioeconomic status, quality of life (QoL) (SF-12), quality of sleep (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index), anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), and cardiometabolic risk: body mass index, physical activity (International Physical Activity Questionnaire), physical condition (International Fitness Scale), adherence to the Mediterranean diet (Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener), alcohol and tobacco consumption. ResultsIn total, 17% of the cyclists showed evidence of REA and 83% showed low REA. REA occurred independent of age, sex, training, and socioeconomic status (all ps > .05). Regardless of REA, the cyclists displayed a better physical QoL and a lower cardiometabolic risk than the inactive subjects (all ps < .05). The cyclists with REA displayed worse values of mental QoL, quality of sleep, and anxiety than cyclists with low REA (all ps < .05). The REA group had better values of mental QoL and anxiety and similar values of quality of sleep than the inactive subjects. The differences in mental QoL between the REA and low REA groups were significantly greater in women (p = .013). There was no Addiction × Sex interaction in the other analyzed variables.ConclusionOur results suggest that an increased prevalence of REA limits the benefits that amateur endurance cycling has on mental health and quality of sleep.

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