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Title: | Knowledge on sports nutrition among student-athletes in Perlis |
Authors: | Fariha, Mohammad Fazilah Siti Azilah, Atan Nurul Farha, Zainuddin Ahmad Fikri, Mohd Kassim Ahmad Dzulkarnain, Ismail Al-Hafiz, Abu Bakar Faculty of Sports Science and Recreation, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Arau, Perlis, Malaysia Defence Fitness Academy, National Defence University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia harris540@uitm.edu.my |
Issue Date: | 11-Aug-2022 |
Publisher: | Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia |
Citation: | Movement, Health & Exercise (MoHE), vol.11(1), 2022, pages 11-14 |
Abstract: | Introduction: Sports nutrition is essential to improve exercise performance and maintain healthy body composition. However, the knowledge of balanced nutrition often being neglected by student-athletes and coaches. Aims: This study aimed to investigate sports nutrition knowledge across gender and level of participation. Materials and Methods: The participants were 178 university student-athletes (96 males and 82 females) actively competing in various individual and team sports. The student-athletes completed a sports nutrition knowledge survey to determine the adequate score (mean >75%). Results: The overall sports nutrition knowledge was inadequate (61.6% ± 13.1%), specifically only 29 studentathletes who obtained >75% or higher. Male student-athletes score slightly higher than females (62.4% vs 61.6% score), respectively. However, there is no significant difference between gender and level of participation (P > 0.05). There was no significant difference between the level of participation (P > 0.05). Conclusions: There was inadequate sports nutritional knowledge among student-athletes regardless of gender and level of participation. The intervention to enhance sports nutritional knowledge and a balanced diet is important for health and optimal athletic performance. Future studies are needed to examine athletes' behaviour and nutritional intake before training or competition. |
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URI: | http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/77481 |
ISSN: | 2231-9409 (printed) 2289-9510 (online) |
Appears in Collections: | Movement, Health and Exercise (MoHE) |
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