Nutritional Knowledge and Dietary Practice in Elite 24-Hour Ultramarathon Runners: A Brief Report

• Main Authors: Roberto Citarella (Author), Leila Itani (Author), Vito Intini (Author), Gregorio Zucchinali (Author), Stefano Scevaroli (Author), Dima Kreidieh (Author), Hana Tannir (Author), Dana El Masri (Author), Marwan El Ghoch (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Several factors contribute to athletes’ sporting performance and diet is a key component. Higher levels of nutritional knowledge seem to correlate with a higher quality of diet, but this remains poorly explored and findings are still not conclusive. The aim of our study was to assess nutri...