Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: Introduction: It has been shown that nutrition plays a crucial role in sport performance, consequently athletes should pay attention to their nutritional habits. However, it is not completely clear what athletes eat just before the sport competition. Objectives: Analyze the previous energy and nutrient ingestions to a match in soccer players. Material and method: Previous intakes from forty-seven players were collected using a 24 hours recall questionnaire. Twentyfour and three hours intakes before the competition were examined using a nutrient´s composition software. Brand names of commercial food were included. Information concerning time of day, cooking methods and amount of food prepared were collected. Height and weight were measured. Players were asked if they have received nutritional directions in previous seasons. Descriptive statics (mean ± SD) and t-student analyses were used. Results: The mean kcal ingestion was 34.68 ± 16.31 kcal/kg body weight twenty-four hours and 6.89 ± 3.38 kcal/kg body weight three hours before. Carbohydrate average intake was 3.35 ± 1.59 grams/kg body weight twenty-four hours and 0.87 ± 0.43 grams/kg body weight three hours before the match. Proteins mean consumption was 1.49 ± 0.76 grams/kg body weight twenty-four hours and 0.23 ± 0.16 grams/kg body weight three hours before the match. Differences were obtained between players who received nutritional direction and the other players in energy, carbohydrate, proteins and lipids ingested. Conclusion: The players studied presented a low kcal and carbohydrate ingestion twenty-four and three hours before a competitive match and they did not fulfill nutritional recommendation. However, nutritional directions could improve previous energy and nutrients intakes.
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Nutrition and Dietetics
Field: Nursing
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3046292329