Nutritional evaluation of aerobic gymnastic and artistic gymnastic athletes
Abstract
The gimnastic is quite popular among girls, who start early the career, pass the growth and development in intense physical activity. Objective: To evaluate and compare the body composition among Aerobic Gymnastics (GAME) and gymnastics (GA) athletes and observe their nutritional knowledge. 15 GAE and 15 GA athletes (9-15 years) had the BMI, height skinfold evaluated. The nutrition knowledge was assessed using a questionnaire on eating habits. There was difference between the groups in age and in all anthropometric measurements, except in z scores for height and BMI for age. Both modalities had higher prevalence below the 5th percentile in PCS. There was higher prevalence above the 15th percentile for GA group in the PCT and in group GAE, percentile between 5 and 15. There was no statistical difference between groups in measures PCS and PCT. It was observed a lower mean score on the nutrition in the GA group, but significant difference between the results. By standardizing the indices for age (BMI, stature, PCT and PCS), the difference between the gymnasts did not show significance. That indicates that the pattern of body composition, correcting for age, is the same in both groups. The gymnasts are considered normal weight, with a smaller pattern of fat accumulation than the population of non-athletes. There were no differences in body composition between the modalities when corrected for age. Both groups showed similar knowledge in nutrition.
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