• Mariyam Khan
• Samiyah Khan
• Rupali Sengupta

Many factors contribute to an athlete’s performance, amongst which a vital factor is proper dietary consumption of an individual. Nutrition is important for athletes as it is a major source of energy required to perform an activity. There is a very limited reach of nutritional knowledge among athletes. These athletes are the future sporting representatives and hence need adequate nutritional knowledge for improved performance as well as health and wellbeing. The aim of this study was to assess the present nutritional knowledge, physical activity level and dietary pattern of athletes aged 18-38 years. 40 athletes were included in this study from which there were 77.5% male and 22.5% female. When asked about their diet, 45% said it was healthy, 42.5% said it was moderate and 12.5% said that it was unhealthy. Their nutritional knowledge was examined through a questionnaire and food choices were evaluated with the help of a standardized Food Frequency Questionnaire. The results of this study revealed that 59.8% of the athletes had good nutritional knowledge whereas 40.2% of athletes did not possess adequate nutritional knowledge.

Sports Nutrition, Nutritional Knowledge, Athletes, Physical Activity Level, Nutritional Status, Dietary practice

" Assessment of Nutritional Knowledge Among Athletes ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 6, page no.g189-g197, June-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2106853.pdf

" Assessment of Nutritional Knowledge Among Athletes ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 6, page no. ppg189-g197, June-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2106853.pdf