Hábitos alimenticios y estado nutricional en futbolistas de 8 a 17 años del Cantón Biblián, 2019

Abstract

Antecedents: the alimentary habits influence in the nutritional state of the human being, for that reason, the sportsmen must have an adequate feeding, sometimes his diet is unbalanced in necessary nutrients for his daily physical performance. General Objective: to determine the alimentary habits and nutritional status in soccer players from 8 to 17 years of Cantón Biblián, 2019. Methodology: descriptive cross-sectional research. We worked with a finite universe of 70 soccer players from 8 to 17 years old, from the different football schools of the Canton of Biblián, 2019. As a technique, the survey and the control of anthropometric measurements were used, and two forms were used as instruments: the first on questions related to eating habits consisting of 52 items, the registration form of anthropometric measures determined the nutritional status of the players. The information was processed using the Microsoft Excel program, Microsoft Word; identifying the frequencies and percentages, presented in tables and graphs with their respective descriptive analysis. Results: the dietary habits of the players were determined; 84.3% with inadequate forms, 65.7% with inadequate criteria and 78.6% with inadequate frequency of food consumption. In the nutritional state 42.9% with normal weight, 27.1% with low weight, with overweight 17.1%, and with obesity 12.9%. Conclusion: A large number of players have inadequate nutritional status, despite adequate dietary habits, so it is necessary to provide a nutritional guide to improve their alimentary habits and, therefore, the nutritional status.