Study of energy and dietary intake of athletics players with Down syndrome | ||
| International Journal of Sports Science and Arts | ||
| Volume 26, Issue 1, April 2024, Pages 66-95 PDF (852.25 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/eijssa.2024.292575.1227 | ||
| Authors | ||
| DOAA ATEF AHMED ABDELMOTELEB* 1; Amal Zaky Mahmoud1; فاطمه محمد عبد الباقي2; Dalia Mohamed Talaat3 | ||
| 1faculty of physical education, Helwan University | ||
| 2أستاذ ورئيس قسم تدريب مسابقات الميدران والمضمار بكلية التربية الرياضية للبنات بالقاهرة جامعة حلوان | ||
| 3Nutrition and Food Sciences in the Department of Home Economics at the Faculty of Quality Education Fayoum University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The research aims to evaluate actual energy intake across the athletics players with Down syndrome in Cairo, by estimating nutritional value of athletics players with Down syndrome meals as compared with energy requirements and Studying the anthropometric measurement and it’s relationship with dietary intake. The researcher used the descriptive approach on a sample of (29) athletics players with Down syndrome Male gendered between the ages of (15 - 20 years), players registered in the records of the Egyptian Sports Federation for Intellectual Disabilities, and the results of the research showed that There is a great reduction in the consumption of the caloric intake compared with the RDA, There is a great reduction in the consumption of the basic nutrient elements intake compared with the RDA, there is a great rising in the consumption of the electrolytes and the vitamins specially the phosphorus, iron, zinc, Vitamin A, Riboflavin, &vitamin C compared with the RDA, there is a great reduction in the consumption of the Potassium and Calcium compared with the RDA, The sample receives the daily recommended percentage of potassium in their natural dietary pattern for both weight and height only, The sample receives the daily recommended percentage of Carbohydrates in their natural dietary pattern for height only, There are statistical significant differences in the Anthropometric measurements between the research sample and the standard. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| dietary intake; athletics; Down syndrome; estimated energy requirement | ||
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