Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Major/Program
Dietetics and Nutrition
First Advisor's Name
Michele W. Keane
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Chair
Second Advisor's Name
Richard Lopez
Third Advisor's Name
Katharine R. Curry
Keywords
College athletes -- Nutrition, Nutrition -- Study and teaching
Date of Defense
7-17-1991
Abstract
The relationship between nutrition and athletic performance has become a topic of increasing interest in college athletics. This study assessed the effect of nutrition education on the nutrition knowledge and dietary adequacy of female and male college athletes through a pre-test/post-test, control group design. Six weekly lessons were offered to the experimental groups. For female athletes, a two sample t-test indicated significant differences on gain scores for the experimental group (p
Identifier
FI14051119
Recommended Citation
Bermudez, Maria Guadalupe, "The effect of nutrition education on the nutrition knowledge of college athletes" (1991). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1768.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1768
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