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[ Health / Dietary
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[ Carbohydrate / Fat
/ Protein ]
[ Vitamin / References
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Do dietary habits of student athletes affect their performance?
One of the most important ways of improving athletic performance
and maintaining a healthy life style is achieved through following
sound nutritional practices. Sound nutrition is based on the
wise selection of foods and beverages according to the stage
of the life cycle of the individual and individual nutritional
needs (Anderson and McMurray, 1997).
What are some factors that prevent student athletes
from achieving a high level of nutritional health?
Many factors prevent student athletes from achieving a high
level of nutritional health. According to Burke (1995), a student
athlete may not be adequately nourished for the following reasons:
- Poor understanding of sports nutrition principles.
- Belief in misconceptions and myths.
- Failure to recognize individual nutritional requirements
related to a personal training program, and personal characteristics
such as age, sex and type of physique.
- Conflict between achieving good nutrition while trying
to diet to lose body fat.
- Lack of practical nutrition knowledge and skills.
- Inadequate time and opportunities to obtain or consume
appropriate foods due to a busy schedule.
- Poor money management that leads to inadequate food supplies.
- Frequent travel, eating "on the road."
