Validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire to determine dietary intakes among Lebanese athletes.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Nutrition is a basic need for athletes; thus, adequate dietary intake is crucial for maintaining overall health, facilitating training adaptations and boosting athletic performance. Accurate dietary assessment tools are required to minimize the challenges faced by athletes. This study verifies the validity and reproducibility of a 157 item semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) among Lebanese athletes. This is the only Arabic questionnaire in Lebanon that estimates food consumption for athletes which can also be used in Arabic speaking countries. There has been no previous validated food frequency questionnaire that estimated food consumption for athletes in Lebanon.

Methods

A total of 194 athletes were included in the study to assess t

SUBMITTER: Sannan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11498687 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature