NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF JAPANESE MALE COLLEGIATE ATHLETES
10.7600/jspfsm.55.S189
- Author:
KUMIKO MINATO
;
YUKO SATO
;
SHUHEI KOBAYASHI
;
FUMIHIKO KARIYA
;
KEIZO KOBAYASHI
;
MITSUO NARUSAWA
;
TOSHIO OHMORI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
athletes;
nutritional status;
provided meal system;
nutritional education
- From:Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
2006;55(Supplement):S189-S192
- CountryJapan
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to assess the status of nutrients intake in male Japanese collegiate athletes. Each 20 of baseball (B), soccer (S), volley ball (V), and long distance (L) athletes participated in this study. The B, S, and V athletes lived by themselves, whereas the L athletes lived in an athletes dormitory with provided meal. The nutritional status was assessed for 2 days. Mean energy intakes in the B, S, V, and L groups were 43.6, 53.7, 47.0, and 55.0 kcal/kg body weight, respectively. Mean protein intakes were 1.2, 1.6, 1.3 and 2.4 g/kg, respectively. In B athletes, skipping of breakfast was recognized frequently. Most of micronutrients intakes in the B, S, and V groups were less than the recommended dietary allowances for athletes. We suggest that a provided meal system is a better system for collegiate athletes and more nutritional education is necessary for Japanese male collegiate athletes, in particular, those living by themselves.
