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Download or read book Dietary Intake and Nutrition Knowledge of Collegiate Football Players Using 24-hr Recall and Knowledge Test written by Karri Linn Miller and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given the physical and physiological nature of football, one can understand the importance of nutrition as a tool to maximize performance. The purpose of this study was to determine whether football players' dietary intake differs from recommended values, and whether the degree of deviation can be predicted by nutrition knowledge. Utah State University football players were used in the study. All participants were interviewed using 24-hr dietary recall and given a nutrition knowledge test. Results of this study revealed that the participants' dietary intake was significantly different from recommended values. Nutrition knowledge did not significantly predict dietary behavior, even when coupled with other possible predictor variables. This study suggests that the sample of football players used in this study do not follow dietary recommendations. In addition, there may be other variables that better predict dietary behavior.