Nutritional Status and Implementation of a Nutritional Education Program in Young Female Artistic Gymnasts.

ABSTRACT: Adolescent high-performance gymnasts are considered to be at risk for low energy intake. The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of implementing a nutritional education program during the sports season on the nutritional status and nutrition knowledge of the female artistic gymnasts from the Technification Center of the Balearic Islands (n = 24; age, 14.1 ± 2.3 years). A quasi-experimental intervention design was applied, which consisted of implementing a nutritional education program of seven sessions given during eight months. Measurements of nutritional intake, nutrition knowledge, and anthropometric parameters, as well as hematological and biochemical blood parameters, were performed. Gymnasts reported low energy and carbohydrate intakes, with significant increases du

SUBMITTER: Aguilo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8143314 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature