TY - JOUR
T1 - Nutrition Knowledge of Division I Student-Athletes at a Private Four -Year Institution
AU - Colleran, Heather
AU - Alghuraybi, Salma
AU - Fuller, Tiffany M
AU - Silva, Roberta C
AU - Hall, Eric
AU - Ibrahim, Salam A
AU - Claro Da Silva, Roberta
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Effective nutrition education can result in an increase in nutrition knowledge among college Student-Athletes (SA) who often lack adequate nutrition knowledge related to health. Thus, the purpose of this study was to assess SA nutrition knowledge in two cohorts with the first cohort assessment prior to hiring a part-time sports dietitian (RD) and the second cohort assessment four-years later. A validated Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire (NKQ) was emailed to all registered SA (cohort 1=358; cohort 2=399) who were participating on 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams. The part-time sports RD provided individual or small group counseling sessions and nutrition education. The NKQ section II- Sources of Foods/Nutrients was significantly different between the two cohorts, 38.3 ± 14.9 vs. 32.9 ±14.1, p = 0.02. On average, nutritional counseling was provided to 173 athletes and 10.5 teams out of the 16 teams that participated in team nutrition education over the four-year period. Despite nutrition education opportunities, there was no significant difference in results between the two cohorts. Overall, this study demonstrated a need for nutrition education and interventions among college athletes. Sports RDs are becoming valued designers of nutrition education programs that can enhance the sports nutrition knowledge as well as general nutrition knowledge of student-athletes. As a result, the future health and well-being of these student athletes will likewise be enhanced far beyond the time frame of college athletics.
AB - Effective nutrition education can result in an increase in nutrition knowledge among college Student-Athletes (SA) who often lack adequate nutrition knowledge related to health. Thus, the purpose of this study was to assess SA nutrition knowledge in two cohorts with the first cohort assessment prior to hiring a part-time sports dietitian (RD) and the second cohort assessment four-years later. A validated Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire (NKQ) was emailed to all registered SA (cohort 1=358; cohort 2=399) who were participating on 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams. The part-time sports RD provided individual or small group counseling sessions and nutrition education. The NKQ section II- Sources of Foods/Nutrients was significantly different between the two cohorts, 38.3 ± 14.9 vs. 32.9 ±14.1, p = 0.02. On average, nutritional counseling was provided to 173 athletes and 10.5 teams out of the 16 teams that participated in team nutrition education over the four-year period. Despite nutrition education opportunities, there was no significant difference in results between the two cohorts. Overall, this study demonstrated a need for nutrition education and interventions among college athletes. Sports RDs are becoming valued designers of nutrition education programs that can enhance the sports nutrition knowledge as well as general nutrition knowledge of student-athletes. As a result, the future health and well-being of these student athletes will likewise be enhanced far beyond the time frame of college athletics.
M3 - Article
VL - 2019
SP - 10
JO - Archives Food and Nutrition | ReDelve
JF - Archives Food and Nutrition | ReDelve
IS - 1
ER -