This study aims to assess the body composition and nutritional intake of senior male futsal players from the II Futsal Division—Azores Series and explore their individual viewpoints regarding the benefits and barriers of healthy eating and performance. Two groups were identified: those who only completed the sociodemographic questionnaire and the anthropometric data (Group 1, n = 48), and those who additionally...
This study aims to assess the body composition and nutritional intake of senior male futsal players from the II Futsal Division-Azores Series and explore their individual viewpoints regarding the benefits and barriers of healthy eating and performance. Two groups were identified: those who only completed the sociodemographic questionnaire and the anthropometric data (Group 1, n = 48), and those who additionally...
Introduction: Malnutrition risk screening identifies patients who clinically benefit from a nutrition support. STRONGKids is a malnutrition-screening tool developed to identify the malnutrition risk in paediatric ages. According to the Portuguese law, screening for malnutrition is mandatory at admission in all National Health Service Hospitals.20,21 and in paediatric ages STRONGKids is the tool that should be u...
Futsal is considered as a high intensity sport which puts high demands on individual physical performance. This study aims to assess body composition and nutritional intake of senior male futsal athletes and assess their perception regarding the diet influence on performance, as it is well-known that diet plays an important role in the sports performance.
Scientific evidence has been reporting the health and environmental benefits of the Mediterranean Diet. However, countries of the Mediterranean region, Portugal included, are gradually abandoning this traditional food pattern. The aim of the present work was to develop the Portuguese Mediterranean Diet Wheel. Three main steps were followed: 1) Establishment of the most relevant Mediterranean diet and lifestyle ...