Body composition and dietary profile of adolescents volleyball athletes at the Universtiy of Caxias do Sul -RS
Abstract
This study has the objective to identify the body composition and to describe the nutritional profile of teenagers that practice volleyball at the Universtiy of Caxias do Sul. Methodology: This is a transversaland descriptive study. The sample was composed by 74 volleyball athletes between 11 and 17 years old. In the research, the information collected related to body composition were weight, height, skin folds and the nutritional profile with the use of a nutritional survey. Results: 40,54% of the athletes were males and 59,46% were females. The average age of both genders was 13±2,2 years. It was observed that the boys are taller and heavier than the girls, but they have less percentage of body fat. Concerningto the nutritional state, the boys showed bigger weight excess (53,34%), while the girls showed bigger appropriate weight (70,45%). The food ingestion of the athletes demonstrated that the boys consume 22% more calories than the girls, and the girls are consuming less carbohydrates and more lipids than the male athletes. Conclusion: The body composition of the volleyball athletes of the Universtiy of Caxias do Sul showed that it is in accordance with the parameters found in other researches and the nutritional profile is closed to what the Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte recommends about the distribution of macro nutrients.
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