SOUTH AFRICAN SOCCER PLAYERS’ DIETARY INTAKE: A NEED FOR INTERVENTION?
Introduction: Soccer is a popular sport in the Xikundu area. However, soccer players’ dietary intake remains unknown.Objective: To determine soccer athletes’ energy and macronutrient intakes in the Xikundu area in Limpopo province, South Africa.Methodology: Ninety-seven (97) competitive soccer athle...
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| description | Introduction: Soccer is a popular sport in the Xikundu area. However, soccer players’ dietary intake remains unknown.Objective: To determine soccer athletes’ energy and macronutrient intakes in the Xikundu area in Limpopo province, South Africa.Methodology: Ninety-seven (97) competitive soccer athletes were randomly sampled from five soccer teams in the Xikundu area, Limpopo province. The dietary intake of athletes was collected using multiple 24-hour-recall questionnaires on different days. The body Mass of the athletes was measured to calculate nutrient requirements. SAMRC Food Finder was used to analyze meal intakes, and mean nutrient intake from the three recalls was considered. The dietary and demographic data were exported onto the SPSS (v.28), and descriptive statistics were applied. Results were compared to the sports nutrition guidelines. Pearson test was used to correlate data, and a probability value (p) of ≤ .05 was a significant criterion to correlate variables.Results: All athletes were young males aged 21.6±4.2 years. The majority (84.5%) had grade 12 certificates and a few (4.1%) - degrees. More than half (60%) participated in soccer for >4 years. Athletes (74%) trained once per day in a week. Athletes consumed energy (23.0±6.6 kcal/kg/day), carbohydrates (3.0±0.9 g/kg/day), and protein (1.0±0.3 g/kg/day) suboptimal, while fat consumption was optimal (0.7±0.5 g/kg/day). No significant correlation (p>.05) was found between dietary intake with demography and anthropometry.Conclusion: The soccer athlete’s energy and macronutrient intakes were mostly suboptimal to the sports nutrition recommendations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bb2adfd92b0b456385673fbc14feb5892025-08-20T03:14:24ZengScientific Publishing House. NSA PressJournal of Applied Sports Sciences2535-01452024-12-0182546310.37393/JASS.2024.02.633188SOUTH AFRICAN SOCCER PLAYERS’ DIETARY INTAKE: A NEED FOR INTERVENTION?Ntsako Mboweni0Mosa Selepe1Sylven Masoga2Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, University of LimpopoResearch Administration and Development, University of LimpopoDepartment of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, University of LimpopoIntroduction: Soccer is a popular sport in the Xikundu area. However, soccer players’ dietary intake remains unknown.Objective: To determine soccer athletes’ energy and macronutrient intakes in the Xikundu area in Limpopo province, South Africa.Methodology: Ninety-seven (97) competitive soccer athletes were randomly sampled from five soccer teams in the Xikundu area, Limpopo province. The dietary intake of athletes was collected using multiple 24-hour-recall questionnaires on different days. The body Mass of the athletes was measured to calculate nutrient requirements. SAMRC Food Finder was used to analyze meal intakes, and mean nutrient intake from the three recalls was considered. The dietary and demographic data were exported onto the SPSS (v.28), and descriptive statistics were applied. Results were compared to the sports nutrition guidelines. Pearson test was used to correlate data, and a probability value (p) of ≤ .05 was a significant criterion to correlate variables.Results: All athletes were young males aged 21.6±4.2 years. The majority (84.5%) had grade 12 certificates and a few (4.1%) - degrees. More than half (60%) participated in soccer for >4 years. Athletes (74%) trained once per day in a week. Athletes consumed energy (23.0±6.6 kcal/kg/day), carbohydrates (3.0±0.9 g/kg/day), and protein (1.0±0.3 g/kg/day) suboptimal, while fat consumption was optimal (0.7±0.5 g/kg/day). No significant correlation (p>.05) was found between dietary intake with demography and anthropometry.Conclusion: The soccer athlete’s energy and macronutrient intakes were mostly suboptimal to the sports nutrition recommendations.https://journal.nsa.bg/article/33188/download/pdf/soccerenergymacronutrientsrural arearecomm |
| spellingShingle | Ntsako Mboweni Mosa Selepe Sylven Masoga SOUTH AFRICAN SOCCER PLAYERS’ DIETARY INTAKE: A NEED FOR INTERVENTION? Journal of Applied Sports Sciences soccer energy macronutrients rural area recomm |
| title | SOUTH AFRICAN SOCCER PLAYERS’ DIETARY INTAKE: A NEED FOR INTERVENTION? |
| title_full | SOUTH AFRICAN SOCCER PLAYERS’ DIETARY INTAKE: A NEED FOR INTERVENTION? |
| title_fullStr | SOUTH AFRICAN SOCCER PLAYERS’ DIETARY INTAKE: A NEED FOR INTERVENTION? |
| title_full_unstemmed | SOUTH AFRICAN SOCCER PLAYERS’ DIETARY INTAKE: A NEED FOR INTERVENTION? |
| title_short | SOUTH AFRICAN SOCCER PLAYERS’ DIETARY INTAKE: A NEED FOR INTERVENTION? |
| title_sort | south african soccer players dietary intake a need for intervention |
| topic | soccer energy macronutrients rural area recomm |
| url | https://journal.nsa.bg/article/33188/download/pdf/ |
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