title: The nutritional status in adolescent Spanish cyclists.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Adolescence is an important period of nutritional vulnerability due to the increased dietary requirements.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe the nutritional status of adolescent cyclist and a group of normoactive controls.
  
  
  METHODS
  The HELENA Dietary Assessment Tool was used to evaluate the nutritional intake of 20 adolescent cyclists and 17 controls. Total energy intake, resting energy expenditure (REE), total energy expenditure (TEE), macronutrients and several micronutrients were registered and compared with dietary guidelines.
  
  
  RESULTS
  REE was lower and TEE higher in cyclists than in controls (both P < 0.01). Significant differences were observed in phosphorus and vitamin B1 being higher in cyclists (P < 0.05). Most participants, both cyclist and controls, did not reach the diet requirements for macronutrients, vitamins and minerals.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nutritional status of adolescent cyclists and controls seems not to fulfil the requirements in quantity and quality. Possible implications for actual and future health especially in athlete adolescents need further research.
authors.affiliation: GENUD Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development Research Group, University of Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Julián-Almárcegui
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gómez-Cabello
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González-Agüero
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Olmedillas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gómez-Bruton
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matute-Llorente
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Casajús
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vicente-Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001642:Bicycling / Q000502:physiology*; D002149:Energy Intake / Q000502:physiology; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008903:Minerals; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D009752:Nutritional Status; D064167:Recommended Dietary Allowances; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014815:Vitamins
chemical_list: D008903:Minerals; D014815:Vitamins