Food profile and assessment of nutritional knowledge of female players of team sports.

A presente pesquisa teve como objetivo avaliar a alimenta????o consumida por jogadoras que praticam esportes coletivos em escola de ensino m??dio, bem como avaliar o ??ndice de qualidade da dietae mensurar o conhecimento nutricional.. Avaliou-se a ingest??o diet??tica por meio de registro alimentar de 4 dias, o ??ndice de Qualidade da Dieta e conhecimento nutricional utilizando-se question??rio validado. As atletas apresentaram idade m??dia de 16,8 anos (??1,5). As inadequa????es encontradas na dieta foram: baixo consumo m??dio de energia (1621,9Kcal), inadequa????o do consumo de carboidratos (90,9%), prote??nas (81,8%) e de lip??deos (50%), tamb??m foram encontradas inadequa????es de ingest??o das vitaminas A (63,6%) e C (59,1%), dos minerais c??lcio (59,1%), f??sforo (95,5%), zinco (77,3%) e dos eletr??litos s??dio (100%) e pot??ssio (100%). Tam??m se verificou inadequa????o do consumo de fibras em 100% da amostra. Quanto ao ??ndice de Qualidade da Dieta, 72,7% necessitam de modifica????es da dieta e o conhecimento nutricional foi moderado (72,5%). A an??lise da ingest??o alimentar mostrou que as jogadoras consomem uma alimenta????o inadequada para o seu desempenho f??sico e sa??de e o ??ndice de Qualidade da Dieta, juntamente com a avalia????o do conhecimento nutricional demonstram que as mesmas possuem conhecimento moderado sobre nutri????o mas que necessitam de altera????es nas suas dietas, sugerindo a necessidade de interven????o nutricional para esse grupo.This study aimed to evaluate the food consumed by female players of team sports in high school, to assess the diet quality index and the nutrition knowledge of these players. The dietary intake was assessed through food records from 4 days, the Diet Quality Index and nutrition knowledge through a validated questionnaire. The group had a mean age of 16.8 years (?? 1.5). The inadequacies of the diet found were: Low average energy consumption (1621,9Kcal); Inadequacie of carbohydrate (90.9%), proteins (81.8%) and lipids (50%). There were also found inadequacies for vitamins A (63.6%) and C (59.1%). The inadequacie minerals were: calcium (59.1%), phosphate (95.5%), zinc (77.3%) and electrolytes as sodium (100%) and potassium (100%). In addition, inadequate intake of fiber was found in 100% of the sample. As for the Diet Quality Index, 72.7% require modification of their diets and nutrition knowledge was moderate (72.5%). The analysis of food intake showed that players consume an inadequate diet for their health and physical performance and the Diet Quality Index, together with the assessment of nutrition knowledge show that athletes have moderate knowledge about nutrition but need changes in their diets, suggesting the need for nutritional intervention in this group