In a high-performance sports environment, athletes can present with low energy availability
(LEA) for a variety of reasons, ranging from not consuming enough food for their specific …

Dietary assessment methods that are recognized as appropriate for the general population
are usually applied in a similar manner to athletes, despite the knowledge that sport-specific …

Context: Nutrition education aims to enhance knowledge and improve dietary intake in
athletes. Understanding athletes' nutrition knowledge and its influence on dietary intake will …

Background Endurance athletes perform periodized training in order to prepare for main
competitions and maximize performance. However, the coupling between alterations of total …

Nutrition assessment is a necessary first step in advising athletes on dietary strategies that
include dietary supplementation, and in evaluating the effectiveness of supplementation …

The use of dieting, rapid weight loss, and frequent weight fluctuation among athletes
competing in weight-class and leanness sports have been considered a problem for years …

When weight loss (WL) is necessary, athletes are advised to accomplish it gradually, at a
rate of 0.5–1 kg/wk. However, it is possible that losing 0.5 kg/wk is better than 1 kg/wk in …

Implementation of a nutrition programme for team sports involves application of scientific
research together with the social skills necessary to work with a sports medicine and …

An athlete's diet is influenced by external and internal factors that can reduce or exacerbate
exercise-induced food intolerance/allergy symptoms. This review highlights many factors …

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess dietary intakes and eating habits of
female college athletes and compared them with the minimum sports nutrition standards …