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Assessment of the Knowledge of the Adolescent Female Football Players Regarding the Carbohydrate and Its Importance



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Shivani Sharma, Ankita Sharma and G.Vani Bhushanam

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DOI:10.17265/2332-7839/2016.02.006

Carbohydrate, in the form of glucose, is the preferred fuel for working muscles particularly during high intensity activity. Some carbohydrate will be used up irrespective of the type of exercise performed. A study was conducted to assess the knowledge of adolescent female football players regarding carbohydrate and its importance. It was found that 70% subjects were aware of the term carbohydrate. The awareness of the subjects regarding the term carbohydrate and its association with the function of carbohydrate is highly significant (P < 0.001). The awareness level of the subjects on carbohydrate sources, type of carbohydrate to be consumed before, after and during competition was not significant. A need for developing nutrition education tools and imparting nutrition education programs becomes pertinent to enable the players to choose appropriate diet to enhance their performance. e consumed before, after and during competition was not significant. A need for developing nutrition education tools and imparting nutrition education programs becomes pertinent to enable the players to choose appropriate diet to enhance their performance.

Carbohydrate, knowledge, nutrition education, performance.