Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire For Athletes

Thus the purpose of the study was to develop a psychometrically valid and reliable tool to assess general and sport nutrition knowledge.

Nutrition knowledge questionnaire for athletes. An 85 question questionnaire was developed in consultation with a panel of experts. Prat de la riba campus de l alimentació de torribera. There is a growing consensus on sports nutrition and professionals working with athletes often provide dietary education. However due to the limitations of existing sports nutrition knowledge questionnaires previous reports of athletes nutrition knowledge may be inaccurate methodsan updated.

A valid and reliable nutrition knowledge questionnaire for track and field athletes matthew james walter furber1 justin dene roberts2 and michael george roberts1 abstract background. Nutrients article development and validation of a short sport nutrition knowledge questionnaire for athletes karla vázquez espino 1 carles fernández tena 2 maria antonia lizarraga dallo 1 3 and andreu farran codina 1 1 department of nutrition food science and gastronomy xarta insa faculty of pharmacy university of barcelona av. The questionnaire satisfied all psychometric measures and provides a new valid and reliable tool to assess general and sport nutrition knowledge of track and field athlete. Establishing an understanding of an athlete s nutrition knowledge can inform the coach practitioner and support the development of the athlete.

However due to the limitations of existing sports nutrition knowledge questionnaires previous reports of athletes nutrition knowledge may be inaccurate. Backgroundappropriate dietary intake can have a significant influence on athletic performance. There is a growing consensus on sports nutrition and professionals working with athletes often provide dietary education.