Department of Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, 01513 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Department of Public Health, Institute of Health Sciences of the Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, 01513 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2020 May 20;56(5):247. doi: 10.3390/medicina56050247.
Health is partly determined by the state of one's nutrition; it stimulates the body's functional and metabolic adaptations to physical strain and helps one prevent sports injuries and get in shape in terms of body composition. This study aims to investigate the actual nutrition and dietary supplements taken by elite Lithuanian athletes and to identify the relationship between the dietary intake, dietary supplementation and body composition of elite athletes. The research subjects were 76.7% of Lithuanian elite athletes (N = 247). The actual diet was investigated using the 24 h recall dietary survey method. Dietary supplementation was studied applying the questionnaire method. Measurements of body composition were performed using the BIA (bioelectrical impedance analysis) tetra-polar electrodes and measuring resistivity with 8-12 tangent electrodes at different frequencies of signal: 5, 50 and 250 kHz. Results indicate that among the athletes, 62% use too few carbohydrates and 77% use too much fat. Although the 3.5% increase in lean body mass (95% CI: -0.107, 7.070) helps gain an increased protein intake with food ( = 0.057), 38% of athletes consume too little protein with food. The athletes mostly use carbohydrates (86%), vitamins (81%), protein supplements (70%), and multivitamins (62%). We did not determine the impact ( > 0.05) of individual or complex supplement use on the lean body mass (%) or fat mass (%) values of athletes. Athletes consume insufficient carbohydrates, vitamin D, calcium, polyunsaturated fatty acids, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and too much fat, saturated fatty acids, cholesterol, and they use proteins irrationally. Sport nutritionists should also focus on the risk of malnutrition for female athletes. Nutritional supplements partially offset macronutrient and micronutrient deficiency. Nevertheless, the effect of food supplements on the body composition of athletes is too small compared to the normal diet. Athletes ought to prioritize the formation of eating habits and only then use supplements.
健康部分取决于营养状况;它能刺激身体对体力消耗的功能和代谢适应,帮助人们预防运动损伤,改善身体成分。本研究旨在调查立陶宛精英运动员的实际营养状况和饮食补充情况,并确定饮食摄入、饮食补充与精英运动员身体成分之间的关系。研究对象为 76.7%的立陶宛精英运动员(N=247)。实际饮食通过 24 小时回忆膳食调查法进行调查。饮食补充通过问卷调查法进行研究。身体成分测量使用 BIA(生物电阻抗分析)四极电极,在不同信号频率(5、50 和 250 kHz)下使用 8-12 个切线电极测量电阻率。结果表明,在运动员中,62%的人碳水化合物摄入不足,77%的人脂肪摄入过多。虽然通过食物增加 3.5%的瘦体重(95%CI:-0.107,7.070)有助于增加蛋白质摄入( = 0.057),但 38%的运动员通过食物摄入的蛋白质不足。运动员主要使用碳水化合物(86%)、维生素(81%)、蛋白质补充剂(70%)和多种维生素(62%)。我们没有确定(>0.05)单独或复合补充剂使用对运动员瘦体重(%)或体脂(%)值的影响。运动员摄入的碳水化合物、维生素 D、钙、多不饱和脂肪酸、欧米伽 3 和欧米伽 6 脂肪酸不足,脂肪、饱和脂肪酸、胆固醇摄入过多,且蛋白质摄入不合理。运动营养师还应关注女运动员营养不良的风险。营养补充剂部分弥补了宏量营养素和微量营养素的不足。然而,与正常饮食相比,食物补充剂对运动员身体成分的影响太小。运动员应优先养成饮食习惯,然后再使用补充剂。