Nutrition Knowledge And Dietary Practices Of College Coaches

Surveys with distribution instructions and statements of confidentiality were sent randomly to strength and conditioning coordinators sccs at 16 universities.

Nutrition knowledge and dietary practices of college coaches. Majority of undergraduate students. Recommended citation majors matthew r dietary habits and knowledge of college age students 2015. J am diet assoc. The knowledge attitude and practice kap questionnaire contained ten questions about nutrition knowledge nine questions about attitudes and ten questions about dietary practice were collected from the selected athletes.

A comparison of nutrition knowledge and attitudes dietary practices and bone densities of postmenopausal women female college athletes and nonathletic college women. The purpose of this investigation was to assess nutrition knowledge opinions and practices of coaches and trainers at a division i university. Dietary composition of the sportsmen is also assessed. Fingerprint dive into the research topics of assessment of nutritional knowledge dietary habits and nutrient intake of university student athletes.

1 department of home economics indiana state university terre haute 47809. College students eating habits and knowledge of nutritional requirements college students are at risk for making poor dietary choices that can cause significant health problems. Together they form a unique fingerprint. Also extensive research has proven that there is a deficiency in nutrition knowledge among coaches.

1 veterans administration medical center salisbury north carolina 28144. Participants n 53 completed questionnaires regarding nutrition knowledge opinions and practices. Nutrition knowledge is an integral component of health literacy and as low health literacy is associated with poor health outcomes contemporary high. Descriptive statistics and analysis of variance were used to analyze data.

Nutrition knowledge and dietary practices of college coaches. Brown o connor and savaiano 1 warned the transition to college causes significant changes in dietary options. High school athletes also rely on coaches and trainers for nutrition education shifflett 2002. The collected data was coded and used for evaluation.

Other sources of nutrition information include magazines health food store personnel coaches and gym owners cotugna 2005. Corley g 1 demarest litchford m bazzarre tl. The objectives of this study were to measure nutrition knowledge of college coaches to identify educational and demographic factors that. Dietetics and human nutrition 2015 dietary habits and knowledge of college age students matthew r.

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