Nutritional Knowledge and Dietary Habits of National Basketball Men’s Team in Sri Lanka
Journal Title: International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development - Year 2021, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Nutrition has a direct impact on the performance of national level basketball players. This study aimed to examine the nutrition knowledge and dietary habits of national basketball male athletes. The sample included 30 subjects age range 20 25 years mean BMI 22.1 kgm 2 who represented Sri Lankan men’s national basketball team. The sports nutrition knowledge and dietary habits of participants were assessed using a self administered questionnaire. Nutrition knowledge questions focused on energy and refuelling, hydration, supplements and protein intake. The mean nutritional knowledge score of participants was 53 . Participants’ knowledge of supplements was inadequate mean score for the section 37 . Regarding dietary habits,19 participants 63 consumed high carbohydrate foods after training competitions while majority of athletes consumed high protein foods before n=16, 53 and after n=21, 70 training competition. Meal skipping was not common in all participants. The majority of participants n=28, 93 consumed fluids before, during and after exercise. Fourteen participants 47 reported consuming alcohol. Dietary supplements use was reported in 43 of participants n=13 . It can be concluded that the participants of this study showed a moderate level of sports nutrition knowledge. Overall, the national male basketball players showed healthy dietary habits that help improve sports performance. K. A. A. Ishani | S. Weerasinghe "Nutritional Knowledge and Dietary Habits of National Basketball Men’s Team in Sri Lanka" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-4 , June 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.compapers/ijtsrd43711.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.comother-scientific-research-area/other/43711/nutritional-knowledge-and-dietary-habits-of-national-basketball-men’s-team-in-sri-lanka/k-a-a-ishani
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K. A. A. Ishani | S. Weerasinghe
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