Consumption of vitamins and minerals by field football athletes

• Autor(a) principal: Farias, Natália Leitzeke
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Buffarini, Romina, Pretto, Alessandra Doumid Borges
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Futsal e Futebol
• Texto Completo: https://www.rbff.com.br/index.php/rbff/article/view/1293
• topic: Food Consumption; Body composition; Micronutrients; Football; Consumo de comida; Composición corporal; Micronutrientes; Fútbol; Consumo alimentare; Composizione corporea; Micronutrienti; Calcio; Consumo Alimentar; Composição Corporal; Micronutrientes; Futebol; Consumo alimentar; Composição corporal; Micronutrientes; Futebol

Introduction and objective: Football is a Sport that requires continuous training and requires a balanced diet in macro and micronutrients. Vitamins and minerals are extremely important for the health of athletes, as they provide energy, transport oxygen, support the immune system and form the athlete's bone mass. This study aims to evaluate the consumption of vitamins and minerals by field football athletes. Materials and methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study, derived from an analysis of secondary data from an experimental study with players from the base category of a field football team. Discussion: Studies show that food planning provides adequate supply of nutrients improves physical performance and prevents fatigue and helps maintain weight, measurements and body fat. Results: Most of the sample (83.3%) had insufficient caloric intake, carbohydrate consumption was insufficient in 91.7% of athletes and was above the recommended level in proteins (91.7%) and lipids (66.7%). The consumptions of vitamins B1, B2, B3 and B6 was adequate and of vitamins A, C and D was inadequate. As for the adequacy of minerals, it was inadequate in calcium (54.2%), potassium (70.8%) and magnesium (83.3%). Conclusion: It is extremely important that athletes have nutritional monitoring to have an adequate diet.