Validity of Dietary Assessment in Athletes: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Dietary assessment methods that are recognized as appropriate for the general population are usually applied in a similar manner to athletes, despite the knowledge that sport-specific factors can complicate assessment and impact accuracy in unique ways. As dietary assessment methods are used extensively within the field of sports nutrition, there is concern the validity of methodologies have not undergone more rigorous evaluation in this unique population sub-group. The purpose of this systematic review was to compare two or more methods of dietary assessment, including dietary intake measured against biomarkers or reference measures of energy expenditure, in athletes. Six electronic databases were searched for English-language, full-text articles published from January 1980 until June 201

SUBMITTER: Capling L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5748763 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature