BACKGROUND Athletes may be at risk for developing adverse health outcomes due to poor eating behaviors during college. Due to the complex nature of the diet, it is difficult to include or exclude individual food items and specific food groups from the diet. Eating behaviors may better characterize the complex interactions between individual food items and specific food groups. The purpose was t...

the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different sport fields, different training levels and their interactive effects on indicators of growth and sexual maturation of adolescent female athletes. the population consisted of all adolescent female athletes (aged 17-9) in gymnastics, volleyball and table tennis in arak city and the sample included 49 gymnasts, 82 volleyball players...

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the serum cortisol and immunoglobulin-A (IgA) responses to maximal progressive exercise in elite male and female athletes. Twenty-four elite athletes who had experience in national team or played on league championship voluntarily participated in this study ( ages: 22.46±3.37 yr, height: 175.54±8.68 cm, weight: 70.02±13.60 kg, body fat percent: 15.86...

BACKGROUND A medial collateral ligament (MCL) knee sprain is a prevalent injury in athletic populations that may result in significant time lost to injury. Remarkably little is known of the epidemiology of this injury. PURPOSE To define the incidence of MCL tears and to determine the demographic and athletic risk factors. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive epidemiological study. METHODS A longitudi...

Eating disorders can have long lasting physiological and psychological eVects and may even be fatal. Estimates of the prevalence of eating disorders vary greatly (1–62%) depending on whether they are based on self reports or clinical interviews, and on the athletic population investigated. However, existing studies are consistent in showing that symptoms of eating disorders and clinical eating ...

CONTEXT Although overuse injuries are gaining attention, epidemiologic studies on overuse injuries in male and female collegiate athletes are lacking. OBJECTIVE To report the epidemiology of overuse injuries sustained by collegiate athletes and to compare the rates of overuse and acute injuries. DESIGN Descriptive epidemiology study. SETTING A National Collegiate Athletic Association Divi...

The aim of this study was to describe the physiques of Ironman athletes and the relationship between Ironman's performance, training and somatotype. A total of 165 male and 22 female competitors of the Ironman Switzerland volunteered in this study. Ten anthropometric dimensions were measured, and 12 training and history variables were recorded with a questionnaire. The variables were compared w...

Adequate quality and quantity of athletes’ competition day diet is critically important for better performance and optimum recovery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the adequacy of nutrient intake and dietary practices of Sri Lankan national volleyball players during a day of a major competition. Dietary practices of 76 athletes (43 males and 33 females) were surveyed using 24-hour diet...