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Nutritional intervention promoting Mediterranean diet improves dietary intake and enhances score adherence in adolescent athletes
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Appropriate nutrition is important to maintain health, growth, and development of adolescent athlete performance. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of nutritional intervention (NI) promoting Mediterranean diet (MD), on food consumption, and adherence to MD, in scholar adolescent athletes. METHODS: Eighty athletes (Females/Males, 39/41) aged 15±1 years participated to NI. MD Adherence was assessed, using Kidmed index, at baseline, and at 6 months. Food intake was evaluated by 24-hour recall at baseline, and at four NI times. RESULTS: At baseline, 61% of athletes had poor MD adherence, and after NI, this value decreased to 10%. At 6 months of NI, 73% of males vs 46% of females had good MD adherence (≥8). Energy intake represented 2369 Kcal/d, at baseline, and was less than recommended value. After NI, significant increase was observed in energy intake (p = 0.001). Mean fiber intake (19 and 21 g/d in females and males, respectively) was less than adequate intake (26/38 g/d), but increased after NI (p = 0.000). Enhancement was noted in total, and complex carbohydrates, and total proteins, and values were increased with time (p = 0.000, p = 0.000, p = 0.003). CONCLUSION: Nutritional intervention, based on Mediterranean diet, improves total energy, and macronutrients intake, and increases MD adherence scores in adolescents athletes.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Sahnoune, R., & Bouchenak, M.
- Affiliations
- Université Oran 1 Ahmed Ben Bella (DZ)
- Corresponding author
- Bouchenak, Malika
- ORCID
- Bouchenak, Malika
- Venue
- Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2020-09-22
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 237-253
- ISSN
- 1973-798X (ISSN-L)
- 1973-7998
- OpenAlex
- W3088767098
- Semantic Scholar
- 30a52fe87fea4287d4081ca656167dec372b3f88
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1
- FWCI
- 0.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education
- Keywords
- Mediterranean diet, dietary intervention, youth athletes, dietary adherence, KIDMED index, dietary intake, energy intake, macronutrient intake, dietary fiber intake, school athletes
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