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ERIC Number: EJ1452270
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Healthy Eating Index and Dietary Inflammatory Index Are Not Correlated with Body Composition in Female Collegiate Athletes
John Gieng; Kiley D. Field; Giselle A. P. Pignotti
Journal of American College Health, v72 n9 p3829-3835 2024
Objective: This cross-sectional study investigated associations among the Healthy Eating Index (HEI)-2015, Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII), and body composition in female collegiate athletes. Participants: Female NCAA Division I student-athletes (n=41, 18-21years old) were included from various sports and did not report any diagnosed chronic diseases. Methods: Demographics, dietary intake, anthropometrics, and body composition, including bone mineral density, were collected utilizing a questionnaire, three interview-based multiple-pass 24-h dietary recalls, and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Results: Mean HEI-2015 and DII scores (using 39 of 45 components) were 56.2±13.5 and -0.1±1.9, respectively. Athletes did not meet recommended intake levels for servings of fruit, vegetables, fiber, calcium, vitamin D, omega-3, and omega-6. Saturated fat and added sugar intake exceeded the recommended intakes. Diet quality indices and body composition measures were not correlated. Conclusions: Although female collegiate athletes consumed poor-quality diets, this was not associated with body composition or bone health.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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