Assessment of Dietary Behaviors, Body Composition, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk among College Club Rugby Team

摘要: International Journal of Exercise Science 8(4): 403-413, 2015. The purpose this study was to evaluate dietary behaviors, body composition, and potential cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among college club rugby team players. 15 athletes completed demographics, three 24-hour recalls, composition blood lipid profile assessments following an overnight fast. Mean ± SD age participants 20 1 years; weight 81 16 kg; BMI 25.7 3.2 kg/m2; fat 13 5%; total cholesterol 133 37 mg/dl; high-density lipoprotein 49 18 low-density lipoproteins 77 26 triglycerides 86 34 mg/dl. results analysis indicated that carbohydrates comprise 44 3% (3.2 0.2 g/kg), proteins 21 5% (1.5 0.4 fats the calories. intake saturated exceeded recommendations Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR). Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) were met for most micronutrients excluding vitamin A 557 157 μg/dl (61% RDA) E 6 0.5 (40% potassium 2267 613 (50% while mean sodium 4276 437 mg/dl 285% recommended. In addition, fiber 5 g 55% below At present, at low developing CVD. However, continuous high fat, may lead increased