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Nutritional Habits of Flemish Adolescent Sprint Athletes

Aerenhouts, Dirk, Hebbelinck, Marcel, Poortmans, Jacques R., Clarys, Peter·2008·International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism
DOI 10.1123/ijsnem.18.5.509
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Purpose and Methods: To investigate dietary habits of Flemish adolescent track and field athletes using a 7-d weighed-food record. Besides adequacy for growth, development, and physical performance, dietary health aspects were considered. Results: Twenty-nine girls and 31 boys, with minimum 2 yr of track and field training practice, were recruited. All participants had daily breakfast (girls 22.5% ± 5.5% of total energy intake [TEI]; boys 19.8% ± 7.3%). Fruit in girls and juices and sports drinks in boys were consumed mostly between meals (girls 21.3% ± 8.1% of TEI; boys 24.3% ± 10.1%). Soft drinks contributed considerably to energy intake between meals in both sexes. Protein intake (1.5 ± 0.3 g · kg–1 · d−1 for both sexes) was within the recommended daily intake (RDI) for strength athletes. Mean daily carbohydrate intake in girls was lower than in boys (girls 5.1 ± 1.1 g/kg; boys 6.0 ± 0.9 g/kg), with mono- and disaccharides contributing 26% to TEI in both sexes. Total fat intake was above 30% of TEI in more than half the participants, and only 10 participants had a saturated-fat intake below 10% of TEI. Fiber intake (girls 23.7 ± 7.9 g; boys 29.1 ± 11.2 g) was far below the Belgian RDI. Intake of vitamins and minerals were generally low, despite micronutrient supplementation in 37.5% of the participants. Conclusion: Few athletes reached all nutrient RDIs. Unhealthy food habits with regard to refined sugars, fat, and micronutrients were observed. These adolescent sprinters should be encouraged to consume more nonsweetened beverages, fruits, and vegetables.

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  • Dietary habits of Flemish adolescent track and field athletes showed that fiber intake (girls 23.7 +/− 7.9 g; boys 29.1 +/− 11.2 g) was far below the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics's recommendations.

    “Dietary habits of Flemish adolescent track and field athletes showed that fiber intake (girls 23.7 +/− 7.9 g; boys 29.1 +/− 11.2 g) was far below the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’s recommendations [159].”

    From Exercise-induced stress behavior, gut-microbiota-brain axis and diet: a systematic review for athletes (2016) · cites this paper as [159]

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Authors
Aerenhouts, D., Hebbelinck, M., Poortmans, J. R., & Clarys, P.
Affiliations
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BE)
ORCID
Venue
International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism
Publisher
Human Kinetics
Published
2008-10
Volume
18
Issue
5
Pages
509-523
ISSN
  • 1526-484X (ISSN-L)
  • 1543-2742
DOI
10.1123/ijsnem.18.5.509
OpenAlex
W2146942288
Cited by
43
References
40
Citations by year
2025: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 10 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 3
FWCI
1.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) (submittedVersion)
Funders
York University
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutrition and Health Studies
Keywords
youth athletes, sprinters, track and field, dietary habits, energy intake, macronutrient intake, protein intake, carbohydrate intake, dietary fat intake, dietary fiber intake, micronutrient intake, micronutrient supplementation, soft drinks, sports drinks, breakfast consumption, Flemish adolescents
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Belgium, Energy Intake, Carbonated Beverages, Child, Diet Surveys, Dietary Carbohydrates, Dietary Fats, Dietary Fiber, Dietary Proteins, Feeding Behavior, Female, Fruit, Humans, Male, Minerals, Nutritional Requirements, Nutritional Status, Running, Vegetables, Vitamins, Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Nutrition Policy

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