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Nutrition is an aspect of game and practice preparation that is commonly overlooked by many athletes, even those who are highly competitive. There were two primary purposes of this study.  One, was to investigate the differences in nutrition knowledge between the sexes who play the same sport. Two, to identify if there is a difference in nutrition knowledge between upper and lowerclassmen.  The study included 145 student-athletes from six different sports that included both sexes.  All participants completed a 16-question survey to determine their sports nutrition knowledge, with satisfactory knowledge at or greater than 75% correct. The overall mean sports nutrition knowledge for the student-athletes was 55.3%.  Only 21 of the 145 student-athletes had satisfactory scores.  Significant differences were found between the upper and lower classmen but no statistical differences between the sexes of the same sport, with the exception of one sport.  Possible reasons are offered as to why there were not more noticeable differences within these groups.  Article Details How to Cite Acquaviva, J., & Domitrovits, L. (2023). Sports Nutrition Knowledge:. Journal Of Athletic Performance And Nutrition, 9(2), 1-8. doi:10.31131/japn.v9i2.124 APA BibTeX CBE EndNote - EndNote format (Macintosh & Windows) MLA ProCite - RIS format (Macintosh & Windows) RefWorks Reference Manager - RIS format (Windows only) Turabian Issue Vol 9 No 2 (2022): Journal of Athletic Performance and Nutrition Section Research Paper This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Journal of Athletic Performance and Nutrition (JAPN) is published by MEDFITECH Inc. The views expressed in the papers are under the responsibility of author(s). All the intellectual property rights of the papers accepted for the publication belong to Journal of Athletic Performance and Nutrition indefinitely. Most read articles by the same author(s) John Acquaviva, LeAnn Domitrovits, Sports Nutrition Knowledge of Division II Student-Athletes and Their Coaches , Journal of Athletic Performance and Nutrition: Vol 7 No 2 (2020): Journal of Athletic Performance and Nutrition Register Login Username Password Forgot your password? Keep me logged in Login Register   Current Issue Information For Readers For Authors For Librarians   Journal of Athletic Performance and Nutrition (JAPN) (e-ISSN: 2148-7448) Contact E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.journalapn.com

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