Nutrition Knowledge and Nutrient Intake of National Team Athletes for Korea

Journal of Exercise Nutrition & Biochemistry 1997;1(2):1-20.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to provide information for developing a nutrition education program for athletes. Preliminary survey was conducted to evaluate the nutrition knowledge and nutritional status of athletes. The subjects of this survey consisted of 209 national team athletes. The average score of nutrition knowledge was 19.4±3.3 for male athletes, and 20.5±3.2 for female athletes out of possible 27 points. Total daily energy intake was 4160±1503Kcal for male athletes, and 2509±1256Kcal for female athletes. Intakes of Calcium, Iron, Vitamin A, and Vitamin C of female athletes was lower than the RDA. There was not significant relationship among nutrition knowledge and career, education level, and source of nutrition information. It is needed to develop more reasonable nutrition education program for improving an athletic performance.