The Influence of Dietary Habits on the Nutritional Status of Athletes

Year : 2025 | Volume : 15 | Special Issue 01 | Page : 24 30
    By

    Gurpinderjeet Kaur,

  • Divoy Chhabra,

  • Mahesh Khadwal,

  • Jasdeep Jalph,

  • Gurpreet Kaur,

  1. Assistant Professor, Department of Hotel Management, CT Institute of Hospitality Management, Shahpur, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
  2. Research Scholar, Depament of Hotel Management, CT Institute of Hospitality Management, Shahpur, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
  3. Head of Department, CT Institute of Hospitality Management, Shahpur, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
  4. Student, Department of Hotel Management, CT Institute of Hospitality Management, Shahpur, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
  5. Student, Department of Hotel Management, CT Institute of Hospitality Management, Shahpur, Jalandhar, Punjab, India

Abstract

The influence of dietary habits on the nutritional status of athletes, a sample of 100 athletes, consisting of 50 vegetarians (25 males and 25 females) and 50 non-vegetarians (25 males and 25 females), aged 17–26 years, was selected from Punjabi University Patiala and NIS Patiala. Information was gathered about the athletes’ overall characteristics, anthropometric measures, food consumption, level of physical activity, and physical performance. The information showed that consumption of five food groups – vegetables, grains, pulses, and sugar – was insufficient. On the other hand, more fruits, milk, and dairy products were consumed. Both vegetarian and non-vegetarian athletes of both sexes were found to consume inadequate amounts of energy, protein, fat, and iron, but acceptable amounts of calcium and folic acid. It was discovered that 3% of nonvegetarians and 7% of vegetarians among males had a Body Mass Index (BMI) below 18 kg/m². 25% of nonvegetarians and 35% of vegetarians were underweight among females.

Keywords: Vegetarian, nonvegetarian, physical performance, athletes, body mass index

[This article belongs to Special Issue under section in OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal (osmj)]

How to cite this article:
Gurpinderjeet Kaur, Divoy Chhabra, Mahesh Khadwal, Jasdeep Jalph, Gurpreet Kaur. The Influence of Dietary Habits on the Nutritional Status of Athletes. OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal. 2025; 15(01):24-30.
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Gurpinderjeet Kaur, Divoy Chhabra, Mahesh Khadwal, Jasdeep Jalph, Gurpreet Kaur. The Influence of Dietary Habits on the Nutritional Status of Athletes. OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal. 2025; 15(01):24-30. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/osmj/article=2025/view=200803


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Special Issue Subscription Original Research
Volume 15
Special Issue 01
Received 14/10/2024
Accepted 14/11/2024
Published 01/01/2025
Publication Time 79 Days
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