Abstract
Young athletes who go to training centers under the Department of Youth and Sport may fulfill their dietary needs from meals provided in the accommodation facilities, yet they can also access foods outside the dormitories. Perception on institutional food can influence one’s food intake and nutritional adequacy. This study used cross-sectional design and involved 24 athletes of martial sports from Student Education and Training Center (PPLP) Central Java Indonesia who resided in Jatidiri athlete’s hostel Semarang. Variables were measured using questionnaire, food record form, and body weight measurement whereas data were analyzed using Pearson and Spearman correlation test. Perception on dormitory foods had no correlation with intake of energy, macronutrient, vitamin C, and calcium from dormitory food (p>0.05) but it had significant correlation with intake of energy, protein, and fat from meals outside the dormitory (p<0.05). Menu improvement is proposed to increase the intake of dormitory meals.
Highlights
Nutrition arrangement for athletes is essential so it needs to be designed, organized and given to the athletes according to the stages of their sports activities, either during a certain period of practice or before, during, and after the match (Ministry of Health, 2014)
The population was combat athletes in which food intake is considered the most prominent for this sport type. Athletes within this sport are required to maintain specific weight according to their class, which may lead to various activities related to unhealthy dietary intake such as skipping meals and avoiding certain food items
The sample size was determined using correlation formula below (Sastroasmoro & Ismael, 2011): Assumption of correlation coefficient (r) referred to Perdanawati (2006) who found a relationship between menu and athlete’s protein intake with r=0.409
Summary
Nutrition arrangement for athletes is essential so it needs to be designed, organized and given to the athletes according to the stages of their sports activities, either during a certain period of practice or before, during, and after the match (Ministry of Health, 2014). In Indonesia, selected athletes from various regions will follow the Regional Training Center (PUSLATDA) at the district or provincial level. Micheli & Mountjoy (2009) described athletes who are still in growth phase need a healthy food intake. Rusli (2011) argued that food plays an important role of an athlete’s achievement as food will affect a person’s physical growth. At the Training Center, there must be a harmonious mix of the food arrangements with the programmed physical trainings. On the other hand, providing food that is less than the nutrient need, Corespondence Address: pISSN 2252-6781 eISSN 2584-7604
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