%0 Journal Article
%T The relationship between nutrition knowledge and low energy availability risk in collegiate athletes.
%A Burger S
%A Bray A
%A Kim B
%J J Sci Med Sport
%V 27
%N 7
%D 2024 Jul 11
%M 38664149
%F 4.597
%R 10.1016/j.jsams.2024.03.010
%X <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>This was a pilot study that examined the relationship between nutrition knowledge and risk for low energy availability (LEA) in NCAA athletes.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>Athletes (64.4 % female, 35.6 % male) completed the Abridged Nutrition for Sport Knowledge Questionnaire (A-NSKQ) and either the Low Energy Availability in Females Questionnaire (LEAF-Q) or Male Athlete Triad (MAT) screening questions.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>Females at risk for LEA had higher nutrition knowledge, demonstrated by higher A-NSKQ scores, than those classified as low risk (16.5 vs 14.5, p = 0.01). There was a very weak correlation between MAT and A-NSKQ scores (R2 = 0.012).