scholarly journals DIETARY BEHAVIORS OF WINTER SPORT ATHLETES

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 251-260
Author(s):  
Maria Gacek
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Behaviors ◽  
Winter Sport

Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to Explore Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients’ Dietary Behavior

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-52
Author(s):  
Jo Wray ◽  
Claire Orrells ◽  
Helen Latch ◽  
Michael Burch
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
Heart Transplantation ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Graft Loss ◽  
Dietary Behaviors ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Tpb Model ◽  
Eating Fruit ◽  
End Stage

Abstract. Heart transplantation is the treatment of choice for children with end-stage heart disease. Coronary artery vasculopathy is, however, a significant morbidity and leading cause of late graft loss, and hyperlipidemia a risk factor for its development. Improving diet in this population could have important benefits for patients. We wanted to understand what influences decisions about food intake in this patient group. Dietary intentions and behavior were examined using a questionnaire based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) with 67 children who had undergone heart transplantation at least 12 months previously. The TPB model was significant for both healthy and unhealthy dietary behaviors, explaining 55% and 38% of the variance, respectively. Ten percent of children reported not eating any fruit and/or vegetables in the previous week and only 29% reported eating fruit and/or vegetables every day. The Theory of Planned Behavior provides a framework for explaining some specific dietary behaviors related to individual food groups in children who have undergone heart transplantation. These preliminary data support using this approach to inform the development of interventions to improve fruit and vegetable consumption but the approach may be less useful for explaining and developing interventions to reduce the consumption of unhealthy foods.

Sport Injury and Illness: Surveillance of Tropical Country Athletes during the 1st Winter Children of Asia Games

2020 ◽  
Vol 103 (11) ◽  
pp. 1116-1120
Keyword(s):  
Sports Participation ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract ◽  
Tropical Country ◽  
Winter Sports ◽  
Winter Sport ◽  
Observational Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Competition Period ◽  
Cross Country Skiing ◽  
Associated Risk Factors ◽  
Type Of Injury

Background: The systematic surveillance of injuries and illness in young athletes is important to reduce the loss of training and competition time and enable continuing sports participation. However, the risk and incidence of injury and illness in tropical country athletes competing in winter sports remains unclear. Objective: To identify the incidence, severity, and causes of injuries and illness in the Thailand National Youth Team during the 10-day First Winter Children of Asia Games. Materials and Methods: In the present observational prospective cohort study, the authors used the International Olympic Committee (IOC) injury and illness surveillance system for multisport events. The injuries and illnesses of 18 Thailand athletes were collected daily by the team physician over a 10-day competition period. Results: Eight injuries and nine illnesses were reported, equating to 44.4% of the athletes sustaining at least one injury and 50% at least one illness, an incidence rate of 2.6 injuries and 7.3 illnesses per 100 athletes, respectively. The risk of sustaining an injury was highest during cross country skiing while the most common type of injury was a sprain. The upper respiratory tract was the site most affected by illness with females reporting a greater illness rate. Conclusion: The presented data constitute the basis for future analyses of injury and illness associated risk factors in winter sports, which are essential to develop and implement effective preventative strategies in tropical winter sport athletes. Keywords: Surveillance, Injury and illness, Winter sport

scholarly journals Dietary Behaviors and Incident COVID-19 in the UK Biobank

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 2114
Author(s):  
Thanh-Huyen T. Vu ◽  
Kelsey J. Rydland ◽  
Chad J. Achenbach ◽  
Linda Van Horn ◽  
Marilyn C. Cornelis
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Behaviors ◽  
Processed Meat ◽  
Uk Biobank ◽  
Processed Meats ◽  
Additional Tool ◽  
Oily Fish ◽  
Case Rate ◽  
Specific Association ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
The Uk

Background: Nutritional status influences immunity but its specific association with susceptibility to COVID-19 remains unclear. We examined the association of specific dietary data and incident COVID-19 in the UK Biobank (UKB). Methods: We considered UKB participants in England with self-reported baseline (2006–2010) data and linked them to Public Health England COVID-19 test results—performed on samples from combined nose/throat swabs, using real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)—between March and November 2020. Baseline diet factors included breastfed as baby and specific consumption of coffee, tea, oily fish, processed meat, red meat, fruit, and vegetables. Individual COVID-19 exposure was estimated using the UK’s average monthly positive case rate per specific geo-populations. Logistic regression estimated the odds of COVID-19 positivity by diet status adjusting for baseline socio-demographic factors, medical history, and other lifestyle factors. Another model was further adjusted for COVID-19 exposure. Results: Eligible UKB participants (n = 37,988) were 40 to 70 years of age at baseline; 17% tested positive for COVID-19 by SAR-CoV-2 PCR. After multivariable adjustment, the odds (95% CI) of COVID-19 positivity was 0.90 (0.83, 0.96) when consuming 2–3 cups of coffee/day (vs. <1 cup/day), 0.88 (0.80, 0.98) when consuming vegetables in the third quartile of servings/day (vs. lowest quartile), 1.14 (1.01, 1.29) when consuming fourth quartile servings of processed meats (vs. lowest quartile), and 0.91 (0.85, 0.98) when having been breastfed (vs not breastfed). Associations were attenuated when further adjusted for COVID-19 exposure, but patterns of associations remained. Conclusions: In the UK Biobank, consumption of coffee, vegetables, and being breastfed as a baby were favorably associated with incident COVID-19; intake of processed meat was adversely associated. Although these findings warrant independent confirmation, adherence to certain dietary behaviors may be an additional tool to existing COVID-19 protection guidelines to limit the spread of this virus.

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