Supplement use and nutritional habits in Norwegian elite athletes

The purpose of this study was to examine nutritional and supplemental habits among international alpine‐ and cross‐country skiers and power sport athletes in Norway. Data from all the athletes of the National alpine skiing team (ALP: n= 33, 19 men and 14 women) and the National cross‐country skiing...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports 1999-02, Vol.9 (1), p.28-35
Main Authors: Ronsen, O., Sundgot-Borgen, J., Maehlum, S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
athletes
Biological and medical sciences
Feeding Behavior
Female
gender
Human physiology applied to population studies and life conditions. Human ecophysiology
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Norway
nutrition
Nutrition Surveys
Nutritional survey. Food supply and nutritional requirement
Skiing
Sports
supplementation
Vitamins
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to examine nutritional and supplemental habits among international alpine‐ and cross‐country skiers and power sport athletes in Norway. Data from all the athletes of the National alpine skiing team (ALP: n= 33, 19 men and 14 women) and the National cross‐country skiing team (CRO: n= 34, 17 men and 17 women) plus a mixed group of power sport athletes (POW: n= 33, all men) from the National Feanis of boxers, weightlifters and track and field athletes, were collected through a semi‐structured interview during their annual medical examination. Twenty percent of all the athletes reported unsatisfactory nutritional habits (CRO 6%, ALP 27% and POW 27%: CRO vs. ALP/POW P
ISSN:0905-7188
1600-0838
DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0838.1999.tb00203.x