Validity of the Rapid Eating Assessment for Patients for assessing dietary patterns in NCAA athletes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Athletes may be at risk for developing adverse health outcomes due to poor eating behaviors during college. Due to the complex nature of the diet, it is difficult to include or exclude individual food items and specific food groups from the diet. Eating behaviors may better characterize the complex interactions between individual food items and specific food groups. The purpose was to examine the Rapid Eating Assessment for Patients survey (REAP) as a valid tool for analyzing eating behaviors of NCAA Division-I male and female athletes using pattern identification. Also, to investigate the relationships between derived eating behavior patterns and body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) while stratifying by sex and aesthetic nature of the sport.

Methods

SUBMITTER: Kurka JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4190925 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature