Football players: advice from the nutrition academy
Nutrition update: the 11 main most important nutritional facts for young football players
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (and) is the largest group of food and nutrition professionals in the country.
Conclusion: Stop eating too many candies
The members presented research and updates that could interest you in their annual agreement (October 2024; MinneapolEast).
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Some hot topics for the nutrition of football players:
Subject 1: Adolescents (14-18 years) in the United States have the lowest Healthy food index score (49 out of 100) due to their high consumption of sugary drinks and sweet pastries.
(While chocolate brownies and candy bars can be delicious, athletes must pay attention to what they eat. Old dictationsYour body is a temple‘ And ‘You are what you eat‘… are more than older people than older than Alpha generation And Generation z.)
Nutrition for football players: what should young athletes eat?
The recommendations were to drink more water, taste bagels with peanut butter and eat bean burritos for easy, low cost and better sports catering options.
Subject 2: Football players generally overcome proteins.
Subject 3: Most female athletes, including those of this study with football players in division 1, generally eat too little carbohydrates.
Analysis of the food recordings of 12 players suggests that they have eaten the recommended amount of fat and protein but consumed too few carbohydrates. Ten of the 12 players failed 2.5 to 4.5 g of recommended carbohydrates / LB / day. This represents at least 1,200 to 2,150 calories per day from grains, fruits and vegetables rich in carbohydrates for a 120 -pound player. Football players could work so much better if they had to enjoy more carbohydrates.
Subject 4: The body’s response to sweet foods differs between sedentary people and people in shape.
The exercise improves the capacity of your muscle to quickly occupy glucose, potentially compensating for “sugar tips” after the consumption of high sugar content. The management of blood sugar is a good reason to walk after taking advantage of a sweet treat.
Subject 5: Athletes often complain about intestinal discomfort and gastrointestinal distress.
Intestinal problems can be triggered by academic / work and athletic stress, food, anxiety and depression disorders. Consultation with a sports dietitian (RD CSSD) can help athletes, including football players, to reduce, if not solve, intestinal problems.
Subject 6: Football players with intestinal problems could benefit from taking digestive enzymes (such as fodzyme, bean-o, lactaid pills).
A fodzyme study with 96 participants (87% women, middle age-57), reports more than half of half had a positive response. They reported abdominal pain, bloating, gas, constipation, diarrhea, vomiting and nausea – more mental well -being as well as quality of life overall.
Subject 7: University football players: food allergies, food sensitivities and / or autoimmune diseases that limit food options are difficult for many collegial athletes.
They express frustration, discomfort, embarrassment, isolation and increased anxiety, especially when the dining room staff are unable to answer their questions with confidence.
Their university experience is negatively impacted because they can be excluded from free events on campus. They usually have to prepare and transport enough food for the whole day and / or cope with limited options during catering. Students can worry about getting sick after eating school food, leading to class absences, trips to the doctor and difficulty inventing missed duties. Helping athletes with food restrictions is essential so that they can meet their nutritional needs and have less anxiety.
Subject 8: A study with 70 collegial women reports a disconnection between real and perceived body fat.
The distorted body image – an unrealistic vision of oneself – increases the risk of restrictive diet and food models of the famine to lose body fat. Footballers’ femores: please understand that a certain body fat is necessary for overall health!
Subject 9: Relative energy deficiency in the (red) sport is a syndrome resulting from inadequate chronic food consumption to meet daily energy expenditure.
This deficit alters the health and performance of athletes. Football players with reds run an increased risk of food disorders / food disorders. Coaches, health professionals and athletes need red education, especially in sporting circles where red signs and symptoms are widespread. If you work with a team, what would you say to create a Reds workshop with your local sports dietitian?
Subject 10: Female athletes generally believe that society expects to look at female and have a ideal body. This tacit weight bias presents itself as:
- Negative comments on weight or appearance,
- Pressure to comply with specific body standards,
- Unequal treatment compared to lean peers.
- A survey of female athletes of normal weight reported that almost half had undergone discrimination in terms of weight. We must change this state of mind so that turn onTh replaces the quest to be Lighter and leaner.
Subject 11: Many athletes suffering from diet / food disorders are ashamed of their dysfunction and fear being stigmatized to have a diet. Unfortunately, this can hinder the desire to ask for help and delay their recovery.
Male and female football player: if you have overcome food problems, please openly talk about your recovery so that these difficulties can hear your story. You could make a difference in the life of a teammate.
Subject 11: Light -in -color urine indicates adequate hydration. Athletes who exercise in tight uniforms may fear drinking pre-exharifies water get their stomach. This fear is not a fact!
Although athlete students generally need training in sports nutrition, they may be missing due to a lack of funding.
A school has solved this problem by associating with nutrition graduate students who worked with athlete students to determine the interesting subjects. (Winning subjects were essential nutrition, supply and recovery of the game’s day, the advantages and costs of sports supplements and meal planning on match day) They then created a class that met once a week before school (it was the suggestion of athletes) for four weeks. The 35 athletes have become empowered by knowledge – and graduate students appreciated the teaching experience of the real world. Maybe you can get there in your city or with your team?
Nancy Clark MS RD CSSD advises both fitness exercises and competition athletes in the Boston region (617-795-1875). His best -selling sports nutrition guide is a popular resource. Visit Nancyclarte For more information.
