DEAR EDITOR, The prevalence of obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) has become so pervasive that for the first time, the current generation of children in the United States are not expected to live as long as their parents. Although CVD is typically associated with middle‐or old‐age, the atherosclerotic process often initiates early in childhood and is occurring at an increasing rate. There...

Athletes obtain nutritional information from their coaches, yet their competency in this area is lacking. Currently, no research exists in the UK which has a different coach education system to many other countries. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the sports nutrition knowledge of UK coaching certificate (UKCC) level 2 and 3, hockey and netball qualified coaches. All coaches (n...

Lately the Olympic sport has been subject to considerable changes. It is rivalry at the Olympic arenas that has grown very much both in connection with professionalization – commercialization and with an intensive development of highly effective systems of sport in China, Japan, France, Australia and some other countries. Constant expansion of a sports competitions schedule, mainly at the expen...

BACKGROUND Children's exposure to unhealthy food marketing influences their food knowledge, preferences and consumption. Sport sponsorship by food companies is widespread and industry investment in this marketing is increasing. This study aimed to assess children's awareness of sport sponsors and their brand-related attitudes and purchasing intentions in response to this marketing. METHODS Sp...

OBJECTIVE: To review data about the nutrition of physically active children and adolescents. METHOD: Review of literature using MEDLINE and LILACS data base and the keywords sport or physical activity and nutrition and children or adolescents. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Involvement of children and adolescents in sports activities is important for their growth and development process, which should ...

In recent years, many areas of health have produced studies that support the evolution sport, such as sports medicine and nutrition. Nutritional strategies serve fuel for practice sport to meet body's demands. This study aimed evaluate food intake surfers through clinical observe if they are following current nutritional recommendations. is an analytical research narrative review type. The Goog...

N-3 PUFA (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are a family of fatty acids mainly found in oily fish and fish oil supplements. The effects of n-3 PUFA on health are mainly derived from its anti-inflammatory proprieties and its influence on immune function. Lately an increased interest in n-3 PUFA supplementation has reached the world of sport nutrition, where the majority of athletes rely on...

OBJECTIVE To present athletic trainers with recommendations for safe weight loss and weight maintenance practices for athletes and active clients and to provide athletes, clients, coaches, and parents with safe guidelines that will allow athletes and clients to achieve and maintain weight and body composition goals. BACKGROUND Unsafe weight management practices can compromise athletic perform...

INTRODUCTION Nutrition education contributes to children´s understanding and practice of healthy lifestyles behaviors. Having a well hydration status is an essential topic, especially since children are a vulnerable population who are much more  prone to dehydration than adults are. The approval of the Report on the European Gastronomic Heritage: Cultural and Educational Aspects in 2014 served ...

A vast number of researchers have investigated the impact nutrition education on children's behavior and attitudes. In most studies, it has been revealed that health balanced a positive effect students' nutritional habits, body structure academic achievement. The aim this study is to determine whether program an attitudes behaviors, sports performance, For purpose, experimental research design ...