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Diet and Body Composition of Soccer (Football) Players and Referees in Iran Publisher



Jibril AT1 ; Beba M2 ; Shabbidar S1 ; Seifbarghi T3 ; Djafarian K2
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  1. 1. Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Sport Medicine, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Nutrition Today Published:2021


Abstract

We evaluated the associations of micronutrient adequacy (measured by the mean adequacy ratio of intakes to nutrient recommendations) and dietary acid load with body composition in 218 football (soccer) players and referees in Iran to provide insights that might help to optimize nutrition and overall performance. Despite the alkaline nature of their diets, there was no association between dietary acid load indices and body composition, and the mean adequacy ratio was positively associated only with percentage body fat (β = .17, P = .01). Further studies with larger sample sizes and longer durations are recommended. Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
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