| Purpose. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between diet habits and knowledge about nutrition for athletes.; Method. Participants included 68 athletes from California University of Pennsylvania and 49 athletes from Alderson-Broaddus College. The athletes were men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, baseball and softball. The subjects completed a Dietary Habits and Nutritional Knowledge Questionnaire. The data was analyzed using Pearson Correlations, a MANOVA, and ANOVA at an alpha level of .05.; Conclusions. Athletes who practiced better dietary habits also had a better understanding of nutrition. Females practiced better dietary habits than males. Females had greater nutritional knowledge than males. Women's sports scored higher on dietary habits and nutritional knowledge than men's sports. Subjects with lower BMI scores had better dietary habits. |
