Changes of body composition through an athlete-specific dietary guidance professional track and field athletes: a randomized controlled study
Ranil Jayawardena, Kalani Weerasinghe, Indu Nanayakkara, Terrence Madhujith, Andrew P Hills, Nishan Sudheera Kalupahana · 2026
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Ranil Jayawardena leads a randomised trial of tailored diet coaching for Sri Lankan track and field athletes, testing whether advice built for athletes beats usual eating over sixteen weeks. Thirty athletes were split evenly between a coaching group, which received personal consultations plus weekly nutrition tips, and a control group. Body makeup was tracked by tape measures, electrical impedance scales, and precision X-ray scans, with grip strength as a fitness check.
Athletes who received coaching cut their body fat share by roughly four and a half points on both scan methods, while controls drifted slightly upward. Fat-free mass climbed by over four kilograms in the coached group and slipped in controls, and grip strength improved more with coaching. Twenty-eight athletes finished the trial. The authors conclude that sport-specific dietary guidance reshapes athlete bodies in ways generic advice does not.
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| CREATOR | Ranil Jayawardena, Kalani Weerasinghe, Indu Nanayakkara, Terrence Madhujith, Andrew P Hills, Nishan Sudheera Kalupahana |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49910 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |