Author(s): NAGASAWA, T., MINATO, K., Institution: WAYO WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY, Country: JAPAN, Abstract-ID: 1055

INTRODUCTION:
Dietary surveys are conducted in nutritional assessments for athletes. We have developed the 10FGIF, a simple food group intake frequency survey as a nutritional assessment method that is easy to use for athletes and observed that the 10FGIF score, which evaluated by dietitians from the athletes own dietary records, has a positive correlation with energy and some nutrient intakes. We investigated the 10FGIF scores evaluated by the athletes themselves in male collegiate handball players, and the relationship with energy and nutrient intake from a dietary survey conducted at the same time. The present study aimed to examine whether the 10FGIF score is useful as a simplified nutritional assessment for athletes.
METHODS:
A total of 64 male university handball players from various competition levels of the Kanto Student Handball Federation participated in this study. The dietary survey was conducted over three consecutive days, including weekends, using photo documentation and estimated quantity food records. The questionnaire covered eating habits, food consciousness, and lifestyle habits on a Likert scale. 10FGIF surveyed 10 food groups (grains, seafood, meats, eggs, milk and dairy products, soy and soy products, green–yellow vegetables, seaweeds, tubers, and fruits) on a three-point Likert scale, awarding one point for selecting “eat every meal” for grains and “eat daily” for other food groups, with a total possible score of 10 points.
RESULTS:
Nutrients showing a significantly positive correlation with a simple dietary balance assessment point included energy kcal, kcal/kg (r=0.392, 0.349), protein g, g/kg (r=0.436, 0.412), fats g (r=0.251), carbohydrates g, g/kg (r=0.398, 0.377), iron mg (r=0.305), retinol equivalents μg (r=0.273), vitamin B2 mg, 1,000 kcal/mg (r=0.354, 0.259), vitamin D μg (r=0.331), and dietary fiber g (r=0.288). The median simple dietary balance assessment point was 3. The participants were divided into two groups: a high-score group (≥3 points) and a low-score group (<3 points). The high-score group showed significantly better outcomes about a high competition level, breakfast frequency, consistent dinner time, frequent snack intake, high protein intake frequency, mindfulness of nutritional balance, active behaviors in accordance with the transtheoretical model, high self-evaluation of diet, and receiving dietary guidance from dietitians or other staff.
CONCLUSION:
Self-evaluated 10FGIF score in male collegiate athletes had a positive correlation with some essential nutrient intakes for athletes, such as protein, iron, and vitamins, and athletes in the high-score group had good nutritional status compared to the low-score group. These results suggest that the 10FGIF score could be utilized for male collegiate athletes as a simple and basic screening evaluation in nutritional assessment before conducting detailed dietary surveys.