STANDARD FOOD IN YOUNG ATHLETES OF KARATE

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the dietary patterns, with regard to the macronutrients, of young athletes from karate. The sample consisted of 14 athletes, 11 male and 3 females, aged 17.46 0,95 and 17.58 ± 0.64 respectively. The BMI was 23,52 1.91 for male and 21, 53 0.74 for female. Used food recall for 3 days, 2 days on the week (useful) and 1 on the weekend, which was recorded the time of the meal, method of preparation and quantity of the food. To examine the intake of carbohydrate (CHO), protein (PTN) and lipids (LIP) the program used was Avanutri 3.0. The results show the the average consumption of CHO was 4.49 g / kg / day for males and 4.6 g / kg / day for females, which is inappropriate in accordance with the recommendation for the sport. The average consumption of PTN was 1.35 g / kg / day for males and 1.18 g / kg / day for females, which is also inappropriate for the recommendation of the sport. Already the average consumption of fat was 27.49% for females and 31.27% for males, which is a little bit over the recommended for the athletes. We conclude that the intervention of the professional sports nutrition is essential to have balance between energy intake and expenditure.