Assessment of nutritional knowledge and food skills in talented adolescent athletes : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Human Nutrition at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorBurkhart, Sarah Jane
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-18T01:35:34Z
dc.date.available2011-05-18T01:35:34Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThere is very limited research on the nutrition knowledge and food skills of elite athletes in New Zealand. Adolescent athletes are moving through an important physiological stage of life, as well as training and competing in their chosen sports. These athletes are the future New Zealand sporting representatives and therefore need adequate nutrition knowledge for performance, as well as health and wellbeing. This research investigated the basic and sports nutrition knowledge of 100 talented adolescent athletes, aged 13 – 20 years from five team sports using a questionnaire and a focus group. The focus group involved 9 rugby players and investigated currently available nutrition resources. While the participants had a reasonable level of basic nutrition knowledge, their sports nutrition knowledge was not as high. They struggled with the concepts of sports drinks, muscle growth and supplements. Most participants had received some nutrition education and indicated that in the future they would prefer individual sessions with a sports nutritionist, written resources, as well as group sessions including cooking sessions and group workshops, and using a high profile athlete as a role model. The participants were very clear that their coaches and parents needed to be involved in their nutrition education. More research is needed to assess the overall knowledge of New Zealand adolescent athletes and the most appropriate, and effective methods of education for this group.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/2356
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectNutrition knowledgeen_US
dc.subjectNutritional knowledgeen_US
dc.subjectFood skillsen_US
dc.subjectSports nutrition knowledgeen_US
dc.subjectNutrition educationen_US
dc.subjectAdolescent athletesen_US
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_US
dc.subjectTeenagersen_US
dc.subjectTeenage athletes
dc.subjectAthlete nutrition
dc.titleAssessment of nutritional knowledge and food skills in talented adolescent athletes : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Human Nutrition at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorBurkhart, Sarah Jane
thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Nutrition
thesis.degree.grantorMassey University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
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