Barr S I
School of Family and Nutritional Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
J Am Diet Assoc. 1987 Dec;87(12):1660-4.
The objectives of this study were to compare the nutrition knowledge, including knowledge about nutrition in relation to physical activity, of female university students and members of varsity athletic teams and to document selected nutrition practices of those groups. Instruments developed for the study were completed by varsity athletes (no. = 70) and students not on teams (no. = 129). The two groups were similar in education, but the athletes were younger, taller, and heavier than the students and were considerably more active. The athletes used more nutritional supplements (especially iron) and were less likely to exclude red meat from their diet than were students. Scores on the knowledge test (which had a possible range of - 100% to 100%) averaged 34% for both team members and students. Both groups scored higher on general nutrition questions than on questions about nutrition in relation to activity. Among students, age, education, dietary pattern, total number of nutrition information sources, and length of time an activity program had been maintained were positively associated with nutrition knowledge. Those relationships were not detected among varsity athletes. It was concluded that female varsity athletes had levels of both general and sports-related nutrition knowledge that were similar to those of female students not participating on varsity teams.
本研究的目的是比较女大学生和大学运动队队员的营养知识，包括与体育活动相关的营养知识，并记录这些群体的特定营养行为。为该研究开发的工具由大学运动员（n = 70）和非运动队学生（n = 129）完成。两组在教育程度上相似，但运动员比学生更年轻、更高、更重，且活动量要大得多。与学生相比，运动员使用更多的营养补充剂（尤其是铁），并且在饮食中不太可能排除红肉。知识测试的分数（可能范围为 - 100%至100%）在队员和学生中平均为34%。两组在一般营养问题上的得分高于与活动相关的营养问题。在学生中，年龄、教育程度、饮食模式、营养信息来源总数以及保持活动计划的时间长度与营养知识呈正相关。在大学运动员中未发现这些关系。研究得出结论，大学女运动员的一般营养知识和与运动相关的营养知识水平与未参加大学运动队的女学生相似。
