ORIGINAL
ARTICLE – abstractDietary
intake differences between volleyball and handball women athletes of
the Olympic national teams Sousana
K. Papadopoulou1, Sophia D. Papadopoulou2,
Dimitrios Skoufas2, Athanasios Yiannakos2,
Konstantinos Natsis3
1Department
of Nutrition & Dietetics, Technological Educational Institution
of Thessaloniki,
2Department
of
Physical Education & Sports Science, Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki,
3Department
of Anatomy,
Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Abstract
The
purpose of the study was to estimate
differences in dietary intake between the basic members of the Greek
Volleyball and Handball Women Athletes of the Olympic National Teams.
The participants were 12 (mean age 26.25 ± 2.61 years)
volleyball (VB) and 12 (26.00 ± 3.41 years) handball (HB)
women athletes, all in the main team. Food intake was analysed using
the “Food Processor” nutrition program. VB players
were significantly taller (p<0.01) and heavier (p<0.05)
than HB players. There were no differences in body mass index (BMI)
values and body fat (BF) levels between sports. VB athletes had
significantly lower energy intake (1183 ± 134Kcal) compared
to HB athletes (1751 ± 407Kcal) (p<0.001). Both VB
and HB players consumed lower amounts of carbohydrates and proteins
than recommended. VB athletes consumed significantly less
carbohydrates, proteins and fats (1.91 ± 0.51 g/Kg BW, 0.84
± 0.20 g/Kg BW and 0.57 ± 0.12 g/Kg BW
respectively) than HB athletes (2.89 ± 0.82 g/Kg BW, 1.26
± 0.31g/Kg BW and 1.03 ± 0.34 g/Kg BW,
respectively) (p<0.001). VB athletes did not meet recommended
daily allowances values (RDA) for any mineral and most vitamins, with
the exception of vitamins A and B3. HB athletes did not meet
the RDA values for all minerals, except for P and for vitamins A, B2,
B12, biotin, pantothenic, folic and D. Both VB and HB players had
inadequate consumption of the food groups bread-cereals, meat-products
and milk. In addition, VB players presented inadequate consumption of
fruits. These results indicate that elite VB and HB female athletes of
the National Olympic teams had insufficient energy, macro- and
micro-nutrient intake that potentially inhibits both physical and
mental top performance.
Key
words: volleyball,
handball, elite athletes, energy, nutrient intake
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