@Article{Bielec2018,
journal="Pediatric Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism",
issn="2081-237X",
volume="24",
number="2",
year="2018",
title="Nutritional habits of 11–12-year-old swimmers against non-athlete peers – a pilot study",
abstract="Introduction.  Quality and quantity of food, consumed by a child have a great influence on his biological development. Dietary habits of children often do not meet criteria suggested by health institutions and schools. Nutrition of a child, involved in competitive sport should be rationally planned and obeyed.  Aim.  Comparison of dietary habits among two groups children: practicing swimming and non-athletes.  Materials and method.  Research group consisted of 11–12-year-old children attending the same public primary school. Forty six students engaged in swimming training and forty two non-athletes were examined. The following anthropometrics variables had been measured: body height, body mass, percent body fat and body mass index. Dietary habits of the children were assessed by the survey, created on the basis of a tools available in literature.  Results.  Children of both groups differed essentially in terms of percent body fat. Anyway, their body proportions meet the referred standards. A few differences were discovered in nutritional patterns among swimmers and non-athletes. Young swimmers more often consumed dinners at school. Moreover, swimming pupils ate dairy products more often than their peers, but ate fish less often. Non-athletes declared consumption of sweets more often when compared to the swimmers.  Conclusions.  Results of this study revealed insufficient number of consumed meal portions in both groups. There is a need of permanent nutritional education, provided by parents, teachers at school and sports coaches.",
author="Bielec, Grzegorz
and Goździejewska, Anna",
pages="72--81",
url="https://www.termedia.pl/Nutritional-habits-of-11-12-year-old-swimmers-against-non-athlete-peers-a-pilot-study,138,36646,1,1.html"
}