Effect of nutritional advice on the food habits in athlets

Identifier:  TFG:879

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TFG879

Authors:  Martín Fernández Annabel; Jiménez Triguero Luís

Abstract:
Since 1980, obesity has doubled worldwide. In 2014 more than 1900 million (39%) of adults worldwide were overweight and of these 600 million (13%) were obesity. This large epidemic is closely related to bad eating habits and sedentary lifestyle prevalent in today's society. On the other hand, obesity can be prevented and knowledge of these alarming figures is currently contributing to society increasingly pay more attention to their diet, as well as incorporating sports in your routine. For these reasons it is increasing the number of amateur athletes every day. Among this population is often observed poor eating habits that negatively affect their performance and quality of life. Therefore it is of great importance to influence through good nutrition education, adapted for this population. Objective: To analyze the effectiveness of a qualitative nutritional intervention on the eating habits of the amateur athlete. Design: Study of qualitative nutritional intervention, given that there is no control group, as each person acts how to control himself. To carry out the study the following tools for data collection are used: Basic -Anamnesis, physical activity questionnaire (MINNESOTA), feed wheel in sport, 3 day dietary record, consumption frequency questionnaire validated with 146 food items. Relevance: To identify factors are easier to change in feeding the athletes, which has a greater effect on the proposed variables and that group is more likely to change their eating habits. Limitations: Accuracy of data during the collection of information, undiagnosed diseases, limited resources.