Dietary Intake of Soccer Players before, during and after an Official Game: Influence of Competition Level and Playing Position

Costas Chryssanthopoulos; Athanasios Souglis; Sofia Tsalouhidou; Andrew Hulton; Gregory C. Bogdanis; Anatoli Petridou; Anastassios Philippou; Maria Maridaki; Apostolos Theos

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Dietary Intake of Soccer Players before, during and after an Official Game: Influence of Competition Level and Playing Position

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Dietary Intake of Soccer Players before, during and after an Official Game: Influence of Competition Level and Playing Position

Costas Chryssanthopoulos, Athanasios Souglis, Sofia Tsalouhidou, Andrew Hulton, Gregory C. Bogdanis, Anatoli Petridou, Anastassios Philippou, Maria Maridaki and Apostolos Theos

Nutrients, Vol.16(3), 337

23/01/2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16030337

PMID: 38337622

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dietary survey

football

league level

playing position

official match

Physical demands in soccer differ according to league level and playing position and may influence nutritional requirements. This study examined the effect of competition level and playing position on dietary intake in male soccer players (SP). Diet was weighed and recorded by 123 SP for 3 days; before, on the day, and the day after an official match. SP in the Super League (SL, = 33) division reported higher ( < 0.05) average three-day energy (195 ± 36 kJ/kg), carbohydrate (6.0 ± 1.1 g/kg), and protein (2.2 ± 0.5 g/kg) intakes compared to the intakes reported by SP in the 2nd ( = 30) (energy: 159 ± 31 kJ/kg; carbohydrate: 4.6 ± 1.2 g/kg; protein: 1.9 ± 0.4 g/kg), 3rd ( = 30) (energy: 153 ± 34 kJ/kg; carbohydrate: 4.5 ± 1.2 g/kg; protein: 1.7 ± 0.4 g/kg), and 4th ( = 30) (energy: 152 ± 36 kJ/kg; carbohydrate: 4.2 ± 1.2 g/kg; protein: 1.7 ± 0.5 g/kg) national leagues (mean ± SD). Furthermore, when data were analyzed by playing position (pooled data), wide midfielders reported higher ( < 0.05) energy (183 ± 33 kJ/kg), carbohydrate (5.4 ± 1.2 g/kg), and fat (1.5 ± 0.4 g/kg) intakes compared to central defenders (energy: 147 ± 37 kJ/kg; carbohydrate: 4.1 ± 1.1 g/kg; fat: 1.2 ± 0.4 g/kg). The dietary intake of SP may differ according to the playing position and competition level, possibly due to different metabolic demands in training and competition.

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Title: Dietary Intake of Soccer Players before, during and after an Official Game: Influence of Competition Level and Playing Position
Creators: Costas Chryssanthopoulos (Corresponding Author) - Department of Physiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
Athanasios Souglis - Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, School of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 17237 Athens, Greece
Sofia Tsalouhidou - Laboratory of Evaluation of Human Biological Performance, School of Physical Education and Sport Science at Thessaloniki, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Andrew Hulton (Author) - University of Surrey, School of Biosciences
Gregory C. Bogdanis - Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, School of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 17237 Athens, Greece
Anatoli Petridou - Laboratory of Evaluation of Human Biological Performance, School of Physical Education and Sport Science at Thessaloniki, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Anastassios Philippou - Department of Physiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
Maria Maridaki - Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, School of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 17237 Athens, Greece
Apostolos Theos - Section of Sports Medicine, Department of Community Medicine & Rehabilitation, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden
Publication Details: Nutrients, Vol.16(3), 337
Publisher: MDPI
Date published: 23/01/2024
Grant note: This research received no external funding.
Identifiers: 99861466502346
Copyright: © 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/).
Academic Unit: School of Biosciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Data Access Statement: Data are contained within the article and Supplementary Materials. The following supporting information can be downloaded at: https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/nu16030337/s1, Table S1: Macronutrient intake during the 3-day recording period for all (n = 123) subjects (mean ± SD); Table S2: Macronutrient intake during the 3-day recording period for all (n = 118) subjects excluding the goalkeepers (mean ± SD); Table S3: Average of the 3-day micronutrient intake in the four categories. The numbers in parentheses indicate the percentage of the Dietary Reference Values by the European Food Safety Authority (mean ± SD); Table S4: Average of the 3-day micronutrient intake in the five playing positions excluding the goalkeepers. The numbers in parentheses indicate the percentage of the Dietary Reference Values by the European Food Safety Authority (mean ± SD); Table S5: Basic characteristics of the five goalkeepers (mean ± SD); Table S6: Macronutrient intake during the 3-day recording period for the five goalkeepers (mean ± SD); Table S7: Average of the 3-day micronutrient intake in the five goalkeepers. The numbers in parentheses indicate the percentage of the Dietary Reference Values by the European Food Safety Authority (mean ± SD).

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