Nutrition knowledge of professional and semiprofessional female soccer players: implications for sports nutrition practitioners Liam D Harper Naomi Datson Stacey Emmonds Kirsty Hicks Andrew Hulton Ross Julian Robert J Naughton
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Introduction
• Previous literature examining nutritional knowledge of athletes has been predominantly in males, or if in females, those in tertiary education (i.e., University/College athletes) • There is no existing data related to the nutritional knowledge of semiprofessional and professional female soccer • Questionnaire was completed prior to the Women’s Super League becoming fully professional
72 players 58% play at international level
HYDRATION
77% of players were aware of the negative impacts of dehydration on their performance and health
Only 46% of players felt that fluid intake during training should be enough to account for body mass loss and to keep deficit
