• Nutrition · Jul 2024

    Household food insecurity among child and adolescent athletics practitioners: A cross-sectional, descriptive, and exploratory study.

    • Carolina Rubia Martins Valente, Camila G Marques, Fernanda Patti Nakamoto, Beatriz R Salvalágio, Glaice Aparecida Lucin, Leticia Cristina Soares Barboza Velido, Anderson S Dos Reis, Gabriela L Mendes, Maria Eduarda Bergamo, Daniele N Okada, Ricardo Antônio D Angelo, Evandro C de Lázari, and Marcus Vinicius L Dos Santos Quaresma.
    • Curso de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Nutrição, Centro Universitário São Camilo, São Paulo SP, Brasil.
    • Nutrition. 2024 Jul 1; 123: 112407112407.

    ObjectiveThe aim of the study was to explore the prevalence of food insecurity among child and adolescent athletics practitioners and to investigate factors associated with exercise performance, dietary habits, body composition, sleep, and socioeconomic status based on food security status.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional, descriptive, and exploratory study conducted in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, between June and July 2023. The convenience sample included children and adolescents (7-17 y old) of both sexes. We evaluated exercise performance, household food insecurity (HFI), dietary-related parameters, and other body composition, lifestyle, and social-related variables. Exercise performance was assessed using the counter movement jump (CMJ), squat jump (SJ), horizontal long jump (HLJ), 50-m sprint test (50-m ST) and throwing strength test (TST). The assessment of HFI was conducted using the food insecurity experience scale (FIES). Comparisons and associations were investigated based on food security status.ResultsThe total sample size was comprised of 138 children (n = 42; 30.4%) and adolescents (n = 96; 69.6%). We found an association between food security status and sex (X2(138,1) = 4.42; P = 0.036). SJ was higher in the food security group than in the HFI group (t(117) = 2.112; P = 0.037; ES = 0.39). Sleep- and dietary-related factors did not differ between the groups.ConclusionsIn summary, the prevalence of HFI among child and adolescent athletics participants was approximately 40%. Regarding exercise performance, SJ was better in the food security group than in the HFI group. Concerning dietary-related data, the HFI group had a lower number of meals per day than the food security group, and other dietary data did not differ between the groups. Body composition and sleep-related parameters were similar between the groups.Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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