Nutrition Knowledge of Female Varsity Athletes and University Students

Article Critique: Nutrition knowledge of female varsity athletes and university students
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Introduction
The article, “Nutrition knowledge of female varsity athletes and university students” by Barr S. I was published in 1987 and explores nutritional knowledge among female and university students’ athletes. Arguably, the number of women engaging in sports at the collegiate level has been on the rise, but yet their knowledge about sports nutrition remains extremely low. Barr collected data from female varsity athletes and university students with a sole purpose of determining their current knowledge (in relation to physical activity), attitudes, and practices related to sport nutrition as well as identifying their preferred sources of nutritional information. Nutrition knowledge remains a critical aspect especially with today’s athletes.
Summary
With a study sample of varsity athletes (n= 70) and non-athletes (n=129) the researcher came to the realization that athletes used more nutritional supplements as compared to non-athle...