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]

SFA: saturated fatty acids; MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids.