Eugene Alagbu Chukwubikem, Agwubuike E O
Department of Human Kinetics & Health Education, Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
Glob J Health Sci. 2012 Aug 31;4(5):192-8. doi: 10.5539/gjhs.v4n5p192.
The nutritional practices of athletes are critical to sports performance, since good result is the goal or expectations of all sports stake-holders, coaches, sports administrators/managers and spectators alike, therefore the issue of good nutrition regarding these "human machines" (athletes), calls for serious attention. This research, therefore tried to examine the nutritional practices of some selected Basketball players of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Awka, in Anambra State of Nigeria. Some 59 male and female Basketball (B/B) players were purposefully selected to participate in the study. A self developed questionnaire (r = 0.71) was administered on them and Weighted Mean Score (WMS). This was in an attempt to ascertain whether the dietary manipulations as practiced by these athletes immediately before competition, affect their performance, in any way. Findings revealed daily inadequate consumption of required proportion of nutrients and very poor timing of meals by the players.
运动员的营养习惯对运动表现至关重要，因为取得好成绩是所有体育利益相关者、教练、体育管理人员/经理以及观众等共同的目标或期望，因此，关于这些“人体机器”（运动员）的良好营养问题值得高度关注。因此，本研究试图调查尼日利亚阿南布拉州阿瓦卡纳姆迪·阿齐克韦大学（UNIZIK）一些选定篮球运动员的营养习惯。特意挑选了约59名男女篮球运动员参与该研究。对他们发放了一份自行编制的问卷（r = 0.71）并计算加权平均分（WMS）。这是为了确定这些运动员在比赛前即刻的饮食调整是否会以任何方式影响他们的表现。研究结果显示，运动员每日所需营养素的摄入量不足，且用餐时间安排非常不合理。
