title: Sport Nutrition Knowledge, Behaviors and Beliefs of High School Soccer Players.
abstract: For adolescent athletes (14-18 years), data on sport nutrition knowledge, behaviors and beliefs are limited, especially based on sex, race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. High school soccer players (n= 535; 55% female; 51% White, 41% Latino; 41% National School Lunch Program (NSLP) participants (80% Latino)) completed two questionnaires (demographic/health history and sport nutrition). The sport nutrition knowledge score was 45.6% with higher scores in NSLP-Whites vs. NSLP-Latinos (p< 0.01). Supplement knowledge differed by sex (16% lower in females;p= 0.047) and race/ethnicity (33% lower in Latinos;p< 0.001). Breakfast consumption was 57%; females ate breakfast less (50%) than males (60%;p< 0.001); NSLP-participants ate breakfast less (47%) than non-NSLP (62%;p< 0.001). Supplement use was 46%, with Latinos using more supplements than Whites do (p= 0.016). Overall, 30% used protein shakes, with females using less than males (p= 0.02), while use was twice as likely in Latino vs. White (p= 0.03). Overall, 45% reported their nutrient requirements were different from non-athlete peers. Latinos were less likely (p= 0.03) to report that their diet met nutritional requirements, but more than twice as likely to report that nutritional supplements were necessary for training (p< 0.001). Adolescent athletes, especially females and Latinos, would benefit from sport nutrition education that enhances food selection skills for health and sport performance.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological and Population Health Sciences, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 98331, USA. melinda.manore@oregonstate.edu.
authors.forename: Melinda M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Manore
authors.affiliation: Family and Community Health, School of Biological and Population Health Science, College of Public Health and Human Sciences Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 98331, USA. Megan.Patton-Lopez@oregonstate.edu.
authors.forename: Megan M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Patton-Lopez
authors.affiliation: School of Biological and Population Health Sciences, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 98331, USA. mengy@oregonstate.edu.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.affiliation: Family and Community Health, School of Biological and Population Health Science, College of Public Health and Human Sciences Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 98331, USA. SiewSun.Wong@oregonstate.edu.
authors.forename: Siew Sun
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D041923:Adolescent Development; D056352:Athletes; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000208:ethnology; D000072001:Diet, Healthy / Q000208:ethnology; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Q000208:ethnology; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024510:Muscle Development; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009922:Oregon; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000208:ethnology; D012574:Schools; D057566:Self Report; D012916:Soccer; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D064133:Sports Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Q000208:ethnology; D064132:Sports Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education*; D044465:White People
keywords: Latino; National School Lunch Program; adolescent athletes; diet behaviors; free or reduced lunch; low-income; supplement use