- Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine
- Volume:6 Issue:1
- Nutrition knowledge levels and nutritional supplement beliefs of professional karate athletes
Nutrition knowledge levels and nutritional supplement beliefs of professional karate athletes
Authors : Pınar GÖBEL
Pages : 51-58
Doi:10.32322/jhsm.1198884
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Publication Date : 2023-01-12
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between the nutritional knowledge levels, nutritional supplement belief levels, and body mass indexes of professional karate athletes. Material and Method: Professional karate athletes insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1st Dan and above); attending various karate schools in the province of Ankara, Turkey, and volunteering to participate in the study were included in the study. A total of 106 sportspeople, 52 male and 54 female, with an age average of 24.08±6.54 years, participated in the study. The participants answered the Nutrition for Sports Knowledge Questionnaire and the Sports Supplements Belief Scale questions after the questionnaire in which their demographic and anthropometric characteristics were questioned. Results: When the sportspeople’s average nutrition knowledge level was examined, it was determined that they are at a weak level of knowledge insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(34.18±13.84); and that they are less prone to using doping and similar banned nutritional supplements insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(17.79±9.01); in terms of their approach to sports nutritional supplements. No statistically significant difference was found in terms of the sports supplements belief scale and the nutrition for sports knowledge questionnaire based on the sportspeople’s sex, age, karate categories, training duration, and BMI insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p>0.05);. Conclusion: Adequate and balanced nutrition habits are very important for sportspeople to have good physical performance as well as health. Clubs, coaches and sportspeople seeking success in national and international fields should cooperate with a nutrition expert.Keywords : Combat sports nutrition, karate sports nutrition, nutrition knowledge, sports supplement, body mass index
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