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T1 A Glimpse of the Sports Nutrition Awareness in Spanish Basketball Players
A1 Escribano Ott, 
AD  Ignacio
A1 Mielgo Ayuso, Juan
A1 Calleja González, Julio
K1 Recovery
K1 Sports performance
K1 Health
K1 Nutrition
K1 Basketball
K1 Sports nutrition
K1 Nutritional knowledge
K1 Nutritional behavior
K1 Nutritional education
K1 Athletes--Nutrition
K1 Deportistas--Nutrición
AB Basketball is a team sport, with many fans and practitioners worldwide from all ages and levels. In all cases, players accumulate high levels of fatigue, and there is also limited time to recover between games or practices. In particular, nutrition plays a key role in optimizing performance and recovery. However, it is typical to observe erroneous nutritional behaviors among basketball players. It has been theorized that these behaviors are influenced by habits acquired based on the individual’s knowledge. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to conduct a descriptive research of the sports nutrition knowledge and practices in a sample of Spanish basketball players, from athletes under 18 years old (n = 69) to nonprofessional (n = 14) and professional adult players (n = 21). The sample was comprised of 49 men and 55 women. This was a transversal, cross-sectional, observational and descriptive study. All participants (n = 104) completed an anonymous online survey in order to analyze their sports nutrition knowledge and practices. In view of the obtained results, we can conclude that the knowledge of sport-specific nutrition in players under 18 years old, as well as non-professional and professional adult basketball players, is insufficient through all the categories and levels. The lack of professional support and time management difficulties were identified as some of the main barriers.
PB MDPI
YR 2021
FD 2021-12
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10259/12090
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10259/12090
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 16-sep-2026