Impact of an Interdisciplinary Food, Nutrition and Health Education Program for adolescent Brazilian volleyball players

• Autor(a) principal: Vilela Silva DANIEL, Natália
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Pilon JÜRGENSEN, Luana, da Costa PADOVANI, Ricardo, Ridel JUZWIAK, Claudia
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista de Nutrição
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/article/view/8098
• topic: Athletes; Feeding behavior; Food and nutrition education; Atletas; Comportamento alimentar; Educação alimentar e nutricional

ObjectiveTo evaluate the impact of an Interdisciplinary Food, Nutrition and Health Education Program on nutrition knowledge, intention to change eating behavior, and body dissatisfaction of adolescent volleyball players. MethodsThe sample consisted of 10 female volleyball players from the juvenile category of the city of Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, who participated in a program with eight monthly meetings (one discussion group followed by six educational activities and one final discussion group for evaluation). ResultsNutrition knowledge, body perception, intention to change eating behavior, eating attitudes and practices were investigated using questionnaires and discussion groups before and after the athletes’ participation in ludic activities designed to address nutrition strategies for athletic performance and healthy eating, and how to deal with pressure for results and self-image. Nutrition knowledge improved from 57.0%±9.9 to 63.0%±11.8 (p=0.03) of correct answers. The mean body distortion score did not change (70.0±14.9 versus 76.5±22.4,p=0.235). Six athletes advanced in their intention to change eating behavior. Positive food practices werereported during the program and the identified discourses indicated the intention of changing the daily eating habits in the future. ConclusionThe program had a positive impact on nutrition knowledge and intention of changing eating behavior; however, for other issues, especially involving emotional aspects, further interventions should be planned.