A nutritional study of Irish athletes
| Autor: | J. P. Kevany, Jean C. Folan, B. A. Ryan, A. Barry, J. Vaughan, H. O'Connor, J. D. O'Broin, M. Ingoldsby, B. O'Shea, T. Cantwell, Doherty Fm |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1981 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Sports medicine Iron Rowing Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Sports Medicine Folic Acid Irish Environmental health medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Track and field athletics Clinical Trials as Topic biology Anthropometry Athletes business.industry Computers Hemodynamics General Medicine Original Articles biology.organism_classification Pyridoxine language.human_language Diet Evaluation Studies as Topic Physical therapy language Calcium Female business Energy Metabolism Ireland medicine.drug |
| Popis: | The aims of this study were (1) to carry out a nutritional assessment of selected Irish athletes and (2) to provide individual results and specific advice to each athlete on how to achieve an optimum diet. Dietary intakes were measured by a three-day weighed dietary record technique designed to evaluate each athlete9s usual eating habits. The results were evaluated against a set of dietary standards in order to determine adequacy. Nutritional status was also assessed in a limited form by selected anthropometric and biochemical measurements. A total of 148 subjects took part in the assessment which began in May, 1979 and continued until April, 1980. The sports involved included: canoeing, cycling, rowing, swimming, hockey, squash and track and field events. The results indicated a range of sub-optimal dietary patterns relating in particular to abnormal intakes of folate, iron, pyridoxine and calcium. The significance and applications of these findings are discussed. |
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