Comparison of Dietary Habits in Kuwaiti Swimmers and Water Polo College Students during Pre-Season : A Cross-Sectional Study

Title Your Name Subject and Section Professor’s Name Date Nutritional status is determined by the adequacy of dietary intake to meet the nutritional demands of both training and competition in sport performance. Nevertheless, this challenge is especially evident among college athletes, who frequently experience multiple issues that undermine their dietary choices. Those factors encompass a raised demand for energy and macronutrients brought about by hard training regimes, frequent travel obligations for competitions, and the academic workload of college life. This difficulty is also exacerbated during the pre-season period, which is usually marked by the increment in training volumes with the intention of attaining a rapid competition readiness. Therefore, limited energy intake during this time period puts collegiate athletes at risk of developing a state of low energy availability. Low energy availability when it is experienced at a clinical level, results in the disruption of metabolic and endocrine function, and consequently, the adverse effects on reproductive, bone, and cardiovascular health are the results. In addition, it greatly affects sports performance and increases the chance of injuries. T...