Dietary & Biological Assessment of Omega-3 Status of Collegiate Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

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dc.contributor.authorRitz, Peteren
dc.contributor.committeechairHulver, Matthew W.en
dc.contributor.committeechairRockwell, Michelle S.en
dc.contributor.committeememberZabinsky, Jennifer S.en
dc.contributor.departmentHuman Nutrition, Foods, and Exerciseen
dc.contributor.departmentOnline Master of Agricultural and Life Sciencesen
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-18T20:04:56Zen
dc.date.available2019-11-18T20:04:56Zen
dc.date.issued2019-11-17en
dc.description.abstractThe National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recently made changes to its supplement policies, allowing Division I schools to provide fish oil/ omega-3 supplements to athletes. Given the relatively small body of research available on the topic, the purpose of this project was to assess the current intake of omega-3 fats in NCAA Division I athletes in their diets and their corresponding Omega-3 Index (O3i) blood levels, a blood measure suggested to be associated with the lowest risk of cardiovascular disease. In a total sample of 1528 participants (51% male, 19.9 ± 1.4 years of age) from 29 sports, only 6% (n=93) of participants achieved the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics’ recommendation to consume 500 mg DHA+EPA/ day. Use of fish oil/ omega-3 supplements was reported by 15% (n=229) of participants. In a subset of 298 participants, zero participants met the suggested Omega-3 Index of >8%.This project produced similar findings to smaller previous studies, suggesting that collegiate athletes are not meeting the general recommendations for omega-3 fats.en
dc.description.degreeMALSen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/95570en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.cabtomega-3 index (O3i)en
dc.subject.cabtdocosahexanenoic acid (DHA)en
dc.subject.cabteicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)en
dc.subject.cabtalpha-linolenic acid (ALA)en
dc.subject.cabtarachidonic acid (AA)en
dc.titleDietary & Biological Assessment of Omega-3 Status of Collegiate Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Analysisen
dc.typeReporten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineApplied Nutrition and Physical Activityen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Agricultural and Life Sciencesen

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