title: Nutritional intake from food sources of high school football athletes.
abstract: Male high school football athletes served as subjects (no. = 134; age = 15.0 +/- 1.2 years, range = 12 to 18 years; weight = 67.7 +/- 13.9 kg) (mean +/- standard deviation) in a dietary survey project to characterize nutritional intake from food sources. Dietary intake data were collected using the recall method for 1 weekday during the summer when athletes participated in unsupervised, informal conditioning. Subjects were grouped by age as junior high (JR-HI: 12 to 14 years) or senior high (SR-HI: 15 to 18 years) students. Absolute mean energy and nutrient intakes, except for vitamin A, were statistically greater for SR-HI relative to JR-HI (p less than .02). These findings are consistent with age-related growth on nutritional intake. Mean nutritional intakes from food sources for SR-HI met or exceeded the RDAs. For JR-HI, mean intakes met or exceeded the RDAs except for energy (94% RDA) and zinc (87% RDA). Mean intakes exceeded those of a representative sample of same-age boys in the larger American population.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston.
authors: J F
authors: JF
authors: Hickson
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Duke
authors: W L
authors: WL
authors: Risser
authors: C W
authors: CW
authors: Johnson
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Palmer
authors: J E
authors: JE
authors: Stockton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003020:Clothing; D004032:Diet; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D004326:Drinking; D002149:Energy Intake; D005538:Football; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008903:Minerals / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D014815:Vitamins / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D008903:Minerals; D014815:Vitamins