Research Article
Nutrition Knowledge is Correlated with a Better Dietary Intake in Adolescent Soccer Players: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Dietary habits and macronutrient intake of the athletes (n = 73).
| Dietary habits/macronutrients | Mean ± standard deviation | Recommendation |
| Number of eating occasions | 3.7 ± 0.8 | 5 or more [26] | Macronutrients | Carbohydrate (g/kg) | 3.9 ± 1 | 5–7 [20] | Protein (g/kg) | 1.4 ± 0.5 | 1.2–2.0 [20] | Fat (%) | 25.1 ± 9.8 | 25–35 [20] | SFA (%) | 8.5 ± 4.6 | <10 [21] | MUFA (%) | 8 ± 4.2 | >10 [21] | PUFA (%) | 3.5 ± 2 | 6–10 [21] | Fiber (g) | 11.2 ± 6.5 | Age + 5 g [22] | Food servings | Cereals | 5.2 ± 2.7 | 6–12 [25] | Fruits | 2.8 ± 1.3 | 4–7 [25] | Vegetables | 1.43 ± 0.7 | 5–7 [25] | Dairy | 1.8 ± 0.9 | 2–4 [25] | Meat and eggs | 4.2 ± 1.5 | 1, 5–3 [25] | Oils and fats | 2.47 ± 1.2 | 1 [25] | Sweets | 1.9 ± 1.3 | 1 [25] |
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SFA: saturated fatty acids; MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids.
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