PMID- 28657805 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180326 LR - 20180326 IS - 1543-2742 (Electronic) IS - 1526-484X (Linking) VI - 27 IP - 6 DP - 2017 Dec TI - Daily Distribution of Macronutrient Intakes of Professional Soccer Players From the English Premier League. PG - 491-498 LID - 10.1123/ijsnem.2016-0265 [doi] AB - The daily distribution of macronutrient intake can modulate aspects of training adaptations, performance and recovery. We therefore assessed the daily distribution of macronutrient intake (as assessed using food diaries supported by the remote food photographic method and 24-hr recalls) of professional soccer players (n = 6) of the English Premier League during a 7-day period consisting of two match days and five training days. On match days, average carbohydrate (CHO) content of the prematch (<1.5 g.kg(-1) body mass) and postmatch (1 g.kg(-1) body mass) meals (in recovery from an evening kick-off) were similar (p > .05) though such intakes were lower than contemporary guidelines considered optimal for prematch CHO intake and postmatch recovery. On training days, we observed a skewed and hierarchical approach (p < .05 for all comparisons) to protein feeding such that dinner (0.8 g.kg(-1))>lunch (0.6 g.kg(-1))>breakfast (0.3 g.kg(-1))>evening snacks (0.1 g.kg(-1)). We conclude players may benefit from consuming greater amounts of CHO in both the prematch and postmatch meals so as to increase CHO availability and maximize rates of muscle glycogen resynthesis, respectively. Furthermore, attention should also be given to ensuring even daily distribution of protein intake so as to potentially promote components of training adaptation. FAU - Anderson, Liam AU - Anderson L FAU - Naughton, Robert J AU - Naughton RJ FAU - Close, Graeme L AU - Close GL FAU - Di Michele, Rocco AU - Di Michele R FAU - Morgans, Ryland AU - Morgans R FAU - Drust, Barry AU - Drust B FAU - Morton, James P AU - Morton JP LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170628 PL - United States TA - Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab JT - International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism JID - 100939812 RN - 0 (Dietary Carbohydrates) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Athletes MH - Diet MH - Diet Records MH - Dietary Carbohydrates/*administration & dosage MH - *Energy Intake MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Meals MH - Snacks MH - *Soccer MH - *Sports Nutritional Physiological Phenomena MH - Young Adult OTO - NOTNLM OT - carbohydrate OT - glycogen OT - protein OT - soccer EDAT- 2017/06/29 06:00 MHDA- 2018/03/27 06:00 CRDT- 2017/06/29 06:00 PHST- 2017/06/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/03/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/06/29 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1123/ijsnem.2016-0265 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2017 Dec;27(6):491-498. doi: 10.1123/ijsnem.2016-0265. Epub 2017 Jun 28.