背景和客观青少年一般会由于缺乏意识而做出不良的食物选择,社会压力,和其他因素,导致错误的生活方式。另一方面,青少年运动人群与健康的饮食习惯有关。鉴于此,这项研究旨在评估青少年自行车运动员在国家层面的饮食行为。方法对50名国家级青少年自行车运动员(男26人,女24人)的饮食行为进行评估,日常食物消费模式,通过使用预先测试的有效问卷,以及运动时间前后的饮食习惯,食物频率问卷(FFQ),24小时食物召回结果骑自行车的人大多数(82%)是非素食者,其次是乳素食者(14%)和乳卵素食者(14%)。值得注意的是,72%的骑自行车的人吃了四餐,包括早餐,午餐,小吃,每天的晚餐,而28%的人至少跳过了一顿饭。对外卖的偏好(52%)超过了用餐(34%)和家常菜(14%)。培训前零食消耗了37%,培训后零食消耗了47%。骑自行车的人每天食用早餐谷物(76%),面包(94%),脉冲(92%),水果(100%)蔬菜(62%),牛奶(84%),奶制品(90%),鸡蛋(82%),家禽,鱼,肉类(74%)干水果,坚果,和种子(78%),饱和脂肪(100%)垃圾食品(94%)和加糖饮料(70%)每周至少食用一次。男性和女性骑自行车者的饮食行为和日常食物消费模式没有显着差异。结论青少年骑自行车者的饮食行为倾向于饱和脂肪的消耗,垃圾食品,和甜饮料。男女运动员的饮食习惯相似。有必要实施以行为改变为导向的营养策略,以在青少年骑自行车的人中灌输健康的饮食习惯。
Background and objective Adolescents in general make poor food choices due to a lack of awareness, social pressure, and other factors, leading to a faulty lifestyle. On the other hand, the adolescent athletic population is associated with a healthy eating pattern. In light of this, this study aimed to evaluate the eating behavior of adolescent cyclists competing at the national level. Methods A total of 50 national-level adolescent cyclists (26 males and 24 females) were assessed for eating behavior, daily food consumption patterns, and eating habits around exercise time by using a pre-tested validated questionnaire, Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ), and 24-hour Food Recall. Results The majority (82%) of the cyclists were non-vegetarians, followed by lacto-vegetarians (14%) and lacto-ovo vegetarians (14%). Of note, 72% of the cyclists consumed four meals consisting of breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner daily, while 28% skipped at least one of the meals. The preference for takeaways (52%) surpassed dine-outs (34%) and home-cooked (14%) food. Pre-training snack was consumed by 37% and post-training snack by 47%. Cyclists daily consumed breakfast cereals (76%), bread (94%), pulses (92%), fruits (100%), vegetables (62%), milk (84%), milk products (90%), egg (82%), poultry, fish, and meat (74%), dry fruits, nuts, and seeds (78%), and saturated fats (100%). Junk foods (94%) and sweetened beverages (70%) were consumed at least once a week. No significant difference was observed in eating behavior and daily food consumption pattern between male and female cyclists. Conclusion The eating behavior of adolescent cyclists was inclined towards the consumption of saturated fats, junk food, and sweetened beverages. Male and female athletes have similar food habits. There is a need for the implementation of behavior change-oriented nutrition strategies to inculcate healthy eating habits among adolescent cyclists.