Lako, Jimaima V. and Sotheeswaran, Subramaniam and Christi, Ketan S. (2010) Food habits and nutritional status of Fiji rugby players. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, 68 . pp. 742-747. ISSN 2070-3740
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Abstract
The 15-a-side Fiji rugby team trains well in preparations for any rugby competition but rarely performs to
expectations. In order to help the Fiji local based rugby players to identify some key basic areas in improving their performance, a series of workshops were conducted to assess their nutritional status and dietary habits in relation to energy demand during rugby matches. The nutrition workshop included the administration of questionnaires to 19 local based rugby players, requesting the following information: usual food intakes, training camp food intakes, carbohydrate loading, pre-game meals and post-game meals. The study revealed that poor eating habits of the players resulted inthe low carbohydrate intake, which may have contributed to increaselevels of fatigue leading to loss of stamina even before the second half of the game. It appears that the diet of most 15-a-side players does not provide enough energy to enable them to last the full eighty minutes of the game.
Item Type: | Journal Article |
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Subjects: | T Technology > TX Home economics |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment (FSTE) > School of Biological and Chemical Sciences |
Depositing User: | Ms Mereoni Camailakeba |
Date Deposited: | 25 May 2010 04:43 |
Last Modified: | 19 Apr 2013 04:06 |
URI: | https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/1890 |
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