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Nutrition Status of Young Elite Female German Football Players
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Purpose: To investigate energy intake, energy expenditure, and the nutritional status of young female elite football players using 7-day food and activity records and blood parameters. Methods: A total of 56 female elite football players [14.8 (0.7) y] completed the requested food and activity protocols. Misreporting was assessed by the ratio of energy intake to energy expenditure. The food records were analyzed concerning energy and macronutrient and micronutrient intakes, and energy expenditure was calculated using predictive equations. Hematological data and 25-hydroxyvitamin D serum concentrations were determined. Results: Mean energy intake was 2262 (368) kcal/d [40.5 (7.0) kcal/kg/d] and estimated EE averaged 2403 (195) kcal/d. Fifty-three percent of the players exhibited an energy availability <30 kcal/kg lean body mass; 31% of the athletes consumed <5 g/kg carbohydrates and 34% consumed <1.2 g/kg proteins. A large proportion of players (%) had intakes below the recommended daily allowance of folate (75%), vitamin D (100%), iron (69%), and calcium (59%). Ferritin and 25-hydroxyvitamin D serum levels were below the recommendations of 59% and 38%, respectively. Conclusions: A remarkable number of players failed to meet the energy balance and the recommended carbohydrate and protein intakes. Low iron and 25-hydroxyvitamin D serum levels were observed showing a suboptimal nutrition status of some young female football players. As a consequence, strategies have to be developed for a better information and application of sport nutrition practice among young female football players.
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“Braun et al. evaluated the nutritional status of 56 young female elite football players in Germany, underlining a suboptimal nutrition status, especially for CHO and protein intake, associated with iron and vitamin D deficiency [79].”
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“Braun et al. [33] reported that 75% of athletes assessed were not meeting their estimated energy requirements”
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“For example, Braun et al. [33] found that 84 percent of highly trained adolescent female soccer players exceeded recommended saturated fat thresholds.”
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“In addition, the typical dietary intake did not meet the recommended intake to meet their needs for macro- and micronutrients (17, 21, 22, 24) (Table 1).”
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- Authors
- Braun, H., von Andrian-Werburg, J., Schänzer, W., & Thevis, M.
- Affiliations
- German Sport University Cologne
- Venue
- Pediatric Exercise Science
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Published
- 2018-02-01
- Volume
- 30
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- 157-167
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- 0899-8493
- 1543-2920
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