Nutrition knowledge among adolescents who participate in sports: a cross-sectional study from Vancouver, Canada
Enhui Evelyn Zhang, Alysha L. Deslippe, James McKendry, Tamara R. Cohen · 2026
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Zhang and colleagues measured in 2026 sport nutrition knowledge among teenage athletes in the Greater Vancouver area of Canada. Good fuel matters for performance, growth, and health at ages 14 to 18, yet many teens miss dietary targets and know little about their needs. Most past data came from the United States. Fifty-one organised-sport teens, 31 of them girls, completed a validated 35-item knowledge questionnaire online.
Zhang found an average score under half correct, which the authors rate as poor knowledge. Scores were weak on both general nutrition and sport-specific parts. Almost no teens had access to a team dietitian, and only about a quarter had any structured nutrition teaching. Boys and girls scored alike on every part, with no significant sex gap. The authors call for built-in nutrition education in youth sport to support health and development.
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| CREATOR | Enhui Evelyn Zhang, Alysha L. Deslippe, James McKendry, Tamara R. Cohen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |