Dietary Intake of Soccer Players before, during and after an Official Game: Influence of Competition Level and Playing Position by Costas Chryssanthopoulos, Athanasios Souglis, Sofia Tsalouhidou, Andrew T. Hulton, Gregory C. Bogdanis, Anatoli Petridou, Anastassios Philippou, Maria Maridaki, Apostolos Theos

“…Diet was weighed and recorded by 123 SP for 3 days; before, on the day, and the day after an official match. SP in the Super League (SL, <i>n</i> = 33) division reported higher (<i>p</i> < 0.05) average three-day energy (195 ± 36 kJ/kg), carbohydrate (6.0 ± 1.1 g/kg), and protein (2.2 ± 0.5 g/kg) intakes compared to the intakes reported by SP in the 2nd (<i>n</i> = 30) (energy: 159 ± 31 kJ/kg; carbohydrate: 4.6 ± 1.2 g/kg; protein: 1.9 ± 0.4 g/kg), 3rd (<i>n</i> = 30) (energy: 153 ± 34 kJ/kg; carbohydrate: 4.5 ± 1.2 g/kg; protein: 1.7 ± 0.4 g/kg), and 4th (<i>n</i> = 30) (energy: 152 ± 36 kJ/kg; carbohydrate: 4.2 ± 1.2 g/kg; protein: 1.7 ± 0.5 g/kg) national leagues (mean ± SD). …”
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