Profiling the Diet and Body Composition of Subelite Adolescent Rhythmic Gymnasts

• Autores: Claudia D'Alessandro, Ester Morelli, Irene Evangelisti, Fabio Galetta, Ferdinando Franzoni
• Localización: Pediatric exercise science, ISSN 0899-8493, Vol. 19, Nº. 2, 2007, págs. 215-227
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The aim of this study was to investigate the body composition and dietary intake of competitive club-level rhythmic gymnasts, who represent the larger cohort of the sport's practitioners. Fifty-five rhythmic gymnasts and 55 nonathlete females (13¿19 years of age) were seen individually to collect a dietary recall and to take anthropometric data and bioelectric-impedance analysis. Gymnasts had lower body-mass index and lesser skinfold thickness, although middle arm-muscle circumference was similar in the 2 groups. Gymnasts had lower body-fat measures but normal levels of fat-free mass (FFM) and body-cellular mass. Gymnasts had better dietary habits than the age-matched controls. Low levels of calcium, phosphorous, iron, and zinc and a disparity between reported energy intake and estimated energy requirement were observed in both groups.