Relationship between nutritional knowledge, sources of information and dietary practices among physically active gym users of Magangué, Colombia
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2024 |
| Descripción: | Gym users are prone to nutritional disinformation. The objective of the study was to describe sports nutrition knowledge and practices among active gym users in Magangué, and their relationship to information sources. The Nutritional Knowledge Questionnaire for Young and Adult Athletes (NUKYA) was used, and sociodemographic, dietary and information source data were collected. The relationships were analyzed through contingency tables and the chi-square test (χ2). Participants included 87 users aged 18–30, 51.7% of which exhibited deficient knowledge in sports nutrition. The main sources of information were relatives, friends and fellow trainees (26.4%). The tests showed insufficient consumption of fruits, vegetables, protein food and water, though the majority reported adequate consumption of legumes. A good level of nutritional knowledge was associated to a higher consumption of protein food (χ2 Pearson = 5.78, p = .016) and water (χ2 Pearson = 4.24, p = .040), as well as a lower consumption of legumes (χ2 Pearson = 3.95, p = .047), sports beverages, sodas or juices during training (χ2 Pearson = 12.4, p = .006) and food after training (χ2 Pearson = 8.82, p = .003). In addition, the use of low-quality sources of information was associated to a lower consumption of fruits (χ2 Pearson = 8.35, p = .004), vegetables (χ2 Pearson = 4.09, p = .043) and water (χ2 Pearson = 4.40, p = .036). In conclusion, the quality of information sources influences nutritional knowledge and practices, which calls for an evidence-based nutritional education for this population. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/59286 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/pem/article/view/59286 |
| Palabra clave: | nutrición deportiva centros de acondicionamiento deportivo fuentes de información nutricional hábitos alimenticios sports nutrition physical fitness centers sources of nutrition information dietary habits |