Is there a relationship between the playing position of soccer players and their food and macronutrient intake?

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 225-232

  Iglesias Gutiérrez, Eduardo ^a   García, Ángela ^b   García Zapico, Pedro ^a   Pérez Landaluce, Javier ^a   Patterson, Ángeles M ^a   García Rovés, Pablo Miguel ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

^c INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Food intake; Nutrition; Playing position; Soccer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859340237     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H11-152     Document Type: Article

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