A Glimpse of the Sports Nutrition Awareness in Spanish Basketball Players
Basketball is a team sport, with many fans and practitioners worldwide from all ages and levels. In all cases, players accumulate high levels of fatigue, and there is also limited time to recover between games or practices. In particular, nutrition plays a key role in optimizing performance and reco...
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| author | Ignacio Escribano-Ott Juan Mielgo-Ayuso Julio Calleja-González |
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| description | Basketball is a team sport, with many fans and practitioners worldwide from all ages and levels. In all cases, players accumulate high levels of fatigue, and there is also limited time to recover between games or practices. In particular, nutrition plays a key role in optimizing performance and recovery. However, it is typical to observe erroneous nutritional behaviors among basketball players. It has been theorized that these behaviors are influenced by habits acquired based on the individual’s knowledge. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to conduct a descriptive research of the sports nutrition knowledge and practices in a sample of Spanish basketball players, from athletes under 18 years old (<i>n</i> = 69) to nonprofessional (<i>n</i> = 14) and professional adult players (<i>n</i> = 21). The sample was comprised of 49 men and 55 women. This was a transversal, cross-sectional, observational and descriptive study. All participants (<i>n</i> = 104) completed an anonymous online survey in order to analyze their sports nutrition knowledge and practices. In view of the obtained results, we can conclude that the knowledge of sport-specific nutrition in players under 18 years old, as well as non-professional and professional adult basketball players, is insufficient through all the categories and levels. The lack of professional support and time management difficulties were identified as some of the main barriers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0d6188096441469f845037ca7cb2b90f2023-11-23T12:03:01ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432021-12-011412710.3390/nu14010027A Glimpse of the Sports Nutrition Awareness in Spanish Basketball PlayersIgnacio Escribano-Ott0Juan Mielgo-Ayuso1Julio Calleja-González2Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Education and Sport, University of the Basque Country, 01007 Vitoria, SpainDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, SpainDepartment of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Education and Sport, University of the Basque Country, 01007 Vitoria, SpainBasketball is a team sport, with many fans and practitioners worldwide from all ages and levels. In all cases, players accumulate high levels of fatigue, and there is also limited time to recover between games or practices. In particular, nutrition plays a key role in optimizing performance and recovery. However, it is typical to observe erroneous nutritional behaviors among basketball players. It has been theorized that these behaviors are influenced by habits acquired based on the individual’s knowledge. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to conduct a descriptive research of the sports nutrition knowledge and practices in a sample of Spanish basketball players, from athletes under 18 years old (<i>n</i> = 69) to nonprofessional (<i>n</i> = 14) and professional adult players (<i>n</i> = 21). The sample was comprised of 49 men and 55 women. This was a transversal, cross-sectional, observational and descriptive study. All participants (<i>n</i> = 104) completed an anonymous online survey in order to analyze their sports nutrition knowledge and practices. In view of the obtained results, we can conclude that the knowledge of sport-specific nutrition in players under 18 years old, as well as non-professional and professional adult basketball players, is insufficient through all the categories and levels. The lack of professional support and time management difficulties were identified as some of the main barriers.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/1/27recoverysports performancehealthnutritionbasketballsports nutrition |
| spellingShingle | Ignacio Escribano-Ott Juan Mielgo-Ayuso Julio Calleja-González A Glimpse of the Sports Nutrition Awareness in Spanish Basketball Players Nutrients recovery sports performance health nutrition basketball sports nutrition |
| title | A Glimpse of the Sports Nutrition Awareness in Spanish Basketball Players |
| title_full | A Glimpse of the Sports Nutrition Awareness in Spanish Basketball Players |
| title_fullStr | A Glimpse of the Sports Nutrition Awareness in Spanish Basketball Players |
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| title_short | A Glimpse of the Sports Nutrition Awareness in Spanish Basketball Players |
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| topic | recovery sports performance health nutrition basketball sports nutrition |
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