PMID- 36744433
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20240412
LR  - 20240414
IS  - 2473-4446 (Electronic)
IS  - 2473-3938 (Linking)
VI  - 8
IP  - 2
DP  - 2024 May
TI  - Seasonal health tracking of Australian Football League Women's athletes.
PG  - 103-111
LID - 10.1080/24733938.2023.2175901 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Studies evaluating the dietary intake of Australian Football League 
      Women's (AFLW) athletes are few and limited to the preseason. This prospective 
      observational study aims to evaluate seasonal changes in dietary intake and 
      health parameters of professional AFLW athletes. METHODOLOGY: Dietary intake 
      (3-day weighed food records), body composition (bioelectrical impedance analysis, 
      skinfolds), physical performance (global positioning system, GPS), and iron 
      status (fasted blood sample) were assessed in 19 athletes (24 +/- 5 years, 
      170 +/- 6 cm, 22.8 +/- 2.1 kg/m(2)) at three timepoints: start of preseason, end of 
      preseason, and end of competition season. Sociodemographic information, sports 
      nutrition knowledge (SNK), and risk of low energy availability (LEA) 
      questionnaires were completed at the start of preseason. RESULTS: Mean daily 
      energy and carbohydrate (CHO) intakes were lower than recommendations across all 
      seasons (p < 0.05). Mean daily CHO intake was highest at start of preseason 
      (3.6 g/kg/day), decreased during preseason (3.1 g/day) and remained low during 
      competition (3.2 g/day); >80% of players did not meet minimum recommendations at 
      each timepoint (all, p < 0.05). The sum of seven skinfolds and fat mass (%) 
      decreased during preseason (both, p < 0.05). Serum iron fell within recommended 
      ranges for 95% of athletes at all timepoints. The total distance (m) and number 
      of Very High Intensity (>21 km/h) efforts significantly increased across 
      preseason and decreased during competition (all, p < 0.05). Nutrition knowledge 
      was 'poor', and 42% of athletes were at risk of LEA. CONCLUSIONS: AFLW athletes 
      do not meet energy and carbohydrate requirements across the preseason and 
      competition seasons, which may impact health and performance if deficits are 
      sustained.
FAU - Otte, Chloe J
AU  - Otte CJ
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2407-1105
AD  - Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
AD  - Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), University of 
      South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
FAU - Mantzioris, Evangeline
AU  - Mantzioris E
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1480-9869
AD  - Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
AD  - Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), University of 
      South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
FAU - Salagaras, Brianna S
AU  - Salagaras BS
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2630-1592
AD  - Football Department, Adelaide Football Club, West Lakes, Australia.
AD  - Performance Health, Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Nathan, Australia.
FAU - Hill, Alison M
AU  - Hill AM
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6732-4224
AD  - Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
AD  - Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), University of 
      South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Observational Study
DEP - 20230212
PL  - England
TA  - Sci Med Footb
JT  - Science & medicine in football
JID - 101724288
RN  - 0 (Carbohydrates)
RN  - E1UOL152H7 (Iron)
SB  - IM
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Athletes
MH  - Australia
MH  - Carbohydrates
MH  - *Energy Intake
MH  - Iron
MH  - Seasons
MH  - Team Sports
MH  - Prospective Studies
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Body composition
OT  - diet
OT  - global positioning system
OT  - team sport
EDAT- 2023/02/07 06:00
MHDA- 2024/04/12 06:45
CRDT- 2023/02/06 04:42
PHST- 2024/04/12 06:45 [medline]
PHST- 2023/02/07 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/02/06 04:42 [entrez]
AID - 10.1080/24733938.2023.2175901 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Sci Med Footb. 2024 May;8(2):103-111. doi: 10.1080/24733938.2023.2175901. Epub 
      2023 Feb 12.