The relationship between nutrition knowledge and low energy availability risk in collegiate athletes

This was a pilot study that examined the relationship between nutrition knowledge and risk for low energy availability (LEA) in NCAA athletes. Athletes (64.4 % female, 35.6 % male) completed the Abridged Nutrition for Sport Knowledge Questionnaire (A-NSKQ) and either the Low Energy Availability in F...

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Published in:Journal of science and medicine in sport 2024-07, Vol.27 (7), p.451-453
Main Authors: Burger, Sydney, Bray, Alexandra, Kim, Brian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Athletes
Editing
Energy
Energy Intake
Female
Females
Gender differences
Health education
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Independent sample
Knowledge
Male
Nutrition education
Pilot Projects
Population
Questionnaires
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport
Software
Sports
Sports Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Student athletes
Surveys and Questionnaires
Universities
Visualization
Womens sports
Young Adult
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Summary:This was a pilot study that examined the relationship between nutrition knowledge and risk for low energy availability (LEA) in NCAA athletes. Athletes (64.4 % female, 35.6 % male) completed the Abridged Nutrition for Sport Knowledge Questionnaire (A-NSKQ) and either the Low Energy Availability in Females Questionnaire (LEAF-Q) or Male Athlete Triad (MAT) screening questions. Females at risk for LEA had higher nutrition knowledge, demonstrated by higher A-NSKQ scores, than those classified as low risk (16.5 vs 14.5, p = 0.01). There was a very weak correlation between MAT and A-NSKQ scores (R2 = 0.012).
ISSN:1440-2440
1878-1861
1878-1861
DOI:10.1016/j.jsams.2024.03.010