A systematic review of interventions targeting modifiable factors that impact dietary intake in athletes.

ABSTRACT: Appropriate dietary intake has been found to positively impact athletes' performance, body composition and recovery from exercise. Strategies to optimise dietary intake often involve targeting one or more of the many factors that are known to influence dietary intake. This review aims to investigate the types and effectiveness of interventions used to impact modifiable factors of dietary intake in athletes. MEDLINE, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus and Web of Science were searched from inception to May 2022 for intervention studies that measured dietary intake with a quantitative tool and explored at least one factor thought to influence the dietary intake of adult athletes. Study quality was assessed using the ADA Quality Criteria Checklist: Primary Research. Twenty-four studies were included. The mos

SUBMITTER: Janiczak A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10751945 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature