A Study on a Nutritional Status , Eating behavior , and Food Preference of the Male and Female Elite Gymnasts

Journal of Exercise Nutrition & Biochemistry 1999;3(2):13-24.

Abstract

The present study examined a nutritional status, physical activity levels, the eating behavior, and the food items preference in the elite gymnasts. The average daily energy expenditure was 1812.5±171.3 and 1820.3±152.8 ㎉ for the male and 1566.6±347.0 and 1564.4±152.8 ㎉ for the female in group 1 and 2, respectively. The caloric intake was 2673.3±573.8 and 3187.3±371.5 ㎉ for the male, and 937.9±159.4 and 1405.7±266.0 ㎉ for the female in group 1 and 2, respectively. The group 2 was higher caloric intake than the group 1 in both male and female. The point of the eating behavior was 62.7±18.3 and 60.4±13.9 for the male and 53.6±10.2 and 66.7±8.2 for the female in group 1 and 2, respectively. Out of the 108 food items, ice cream, pear, watermelon, strawberry, peach, musk melon, grape, plum, orange, and yogurt were highly preferred. But, liver, tea, cooked eggplant, cooked squash, cooked dohragee, and fish soup were selected as the least favorite food items.