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Effectiveness of Education Interventions Designed to Improve Nutrition Knowledge in Athletes: A Systematic Review
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“In fact, of the studies included in this systematic review, 27 out of 32 found that nutrition education interventions improved nutrition knowledge.”
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“As reviewed by Tam et al. [19], most nutrition education programmes have been shown to be effective in improving athletes’ knowledge of various nutritional topics.”
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“Compared with previous systematic reviews in broader athletic populations (9, 40–42), the present review suggests that these challenges may be amplified in adolescent team-sport contexts, where food choices are rarely controlled by the athlete alone.”
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