Avaliação do efeito de uma educação nutricional sobre o rendimento físico de atletas de categoria de base de uma equipe de futsal do município de Uruguaiana-RS

Abstract

It is known that for the sport an ideal diet is of great importance, as it assists in the effort and physical performance of the athletes. When we relate eating habits with nutritional education, we can have an improvement in physical performance. The objective of the study will be to evaluate the dietary intake related to the performance of infantile futsal athletes, before and after nutritional education. This is a qualitative and quantitative nutritional intervention study, where activities and lectures were carried out to carry out nutritional education strategies. The research was conducted at the Uruguayan Sports Association (AEU), located in the Municipality of Uruguaiana, RS. The sample was composed of male athletes aged between 11 and 13 years classified as children according to WHO (2007), of the futsal team of (AEU). To obtain personal data, interviews were conducted with open and closed questions through the application of a structured questionnaire containing socioeconomic and sociodemographic information. The athletes were evaluated through their nutritional status, physical performance and eating habits. This work was submitted to the Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA), in accordance with resolution CNS 466/12. To consent and participate in the research the athletes were invited verbally, after clarification about the project. Participants were given a consent form that was signed by them, expressing their interest in participating in the research, and an informed consent form, which should be signed by the parents or guardians authorizing the participation of the athlete in the data collection. Data were analyzed with mean, standard deviation and percentage. For categorical variables, Pearson's chi square test was performed. For quantitative variables, mean and standard deviation were used, using the Pearson chi-square test, which was considered significant when p ≥0.005. The data were evaluated in the program Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 18.0. In relation to the participants, 100% of the sample is male and they are eutrophic, have an average of 12 years and live with their parents. As far as food is concerned, athletes report that the parents are the ones who prepare the food, most of them think that they eat well, but everyone thinks they can improve something in their food. Participants had never received nutritional advice from any health professional, but he has the notion that food has an influence on sports performance, they report being satisfied with this performance, 65% feel quite tired after training, but 70 % of them feel that they can still improve both yield and fatigue. Dietary changes were accepted by most athletes, where they noticed better performance, greater satisfaction and less fatigue during and after training, 90% of athletes report the help of parents in changing healthy eating habits. Regarding performance, the athletes obtained a significant improvement from the initial test to the final one (p> 0.012). Therefore, it can be said that the nutrition education activity proposed for athletes was effective, improving their performance in futsal.