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Sports Nutrition Attitudes, Adequacy of Diet and Adherence to Sports Nutrition Principles in NCAA Division 1 Female Soccer Players Before and One Week After A Sports Nutrition Education Intervention

Blidy, Emily R
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1585916610153974

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2020, MS, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Health Sciences.
Research is finding that athletes are not following sports nutrition recommendations and principles for their athletic success and potential inadequacies within their diet could be related to poor nutrition knowledge. However, even with an increase in knowledge from the implementation of nutrition education interventions, athletes are still inadequately meeting their recommendations for training, which has been indicated that it could be related to their attitudes about sports nutrition and performance. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to assess sports nutrition attitudes, adequacy of diet and adherence to sports nutrition principles among NCAA Division 1 female soccer players immediately before and one week after a sports nutrition education intervention. The retrospective data included three questionnaires completed by participants: demographic questionnaire, Sports Nutrition Attitudes Assessment (SNAA), and 24-hour food recall. The current study found no significant difference in SNAA score (t=1.465, p=0.158) and adherence to sports nutrition principles (t = -0.170, p=0.867) following a nutrition educational intervention. A significant relationship was discovered between sports nutrition attitude scores and adequacy of diet (r=-.442, p ≤ 0.05) following a nutrition education intervention, suggesting that the more positive sports nutrition attitude the lower caloric intake the participants consumed. The findings of the present study suggest nutrition education for athletes needs to be continuous and meant to improve skill and behavior, not just knowledge.
Amy Miracle, Dr. (Advisor)
Natalie Caine-Bish, Dr. (Committee Member)
Jamie Matthews (Committee Member)
95 p.
Nutrition

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  • Blidy, E. R. (2020). Sports Nutrition Attitudes, Adequacy of Diet and Adherence to Sports Nutrition Principles in NCAA Division 1 Female Soccer Players Before and One Week After A Sports Nutrition Education Intervention [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1585916610153974

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Blidy, Emily. Sports Nutrition Attitudes, Adequacy of Diet and Adherence to Sports Nutrition Principles in NCAA Division 1 Female Soccer Players Before and One Week After A Sports Nutrition Education Intervention. 2020. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1585916610153974.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Blidy, Emily. "Sports Nutrition Attitudes, Adequacy of Diet and Adherence to Sports Nutrition Principles in NCAA Division 1 Female Soccer Players Before and One Week After A Sports Nutrition Education Intervention." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1585916610153974

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