Dietary Analysis for a Pro Footballer: Sports Nutrition Project

Life Sciences Project on Dietary Analysis
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Module Title: Sports Nutrition Module Code: SES020N235S
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Executive Summary
Sports nutritional needs plays a major role in determining fitness and level of performance of
athletes. Earlier nutritional needs used to be built in a haphazard manner. But with recent
developments in field of dietary sciences, sports nutritional are based on scientific research. The
scope of this report is built for a pro footballer aged 24 years, weighing 77 kg and height being
1.80 meters. A dietary recommendation plan with proper briefing has been accommodated with
the report, taking into consideration current dietary intakes of the individual. The dietary plan is
designed in Diet Plan 7 software that is available at http://www.foresoft.co.uk/.
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................2
1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................................4
2.0 Part One: Dietary Report to Client............................................................................................4
3.0 Part Two: Scientific rationale for supervisor and/or fellow professional working in the area..9
4.0 Part Three – A copy of the dietary analysis (Compulsory).....................................................10
5.0 Conclusion...............................................................................................................................13
6.0 Reference Lists........................................................................................................................14
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1.0 Introduction
Footballer trains and plays through high energy sessions. A number of literatures have
demonstrated issues regarding lack of nutritional intake with eating habits of players (La Bounty
2011). Nutritional recommendations can promote healthy eating habits for soccer players for
enhancing performance and overall career benefits. Recommendations developed for players can
provide guidelines for increasing performances, accelerate recovery process by optimizing body
weight with physical conditions reducing risks related to injury or illness. Expressing
recommendations by total energy intake is a variable term, which is best expressed in terms of
micronutrient intake. Carbohydrates intake for games in proposed at 5 to 7 grams per kg of body
weight. For protein intake, it needs to be at average of 1.5 to 1.8 grams per kg body mass
(Thomas 2016). Food intake for players needs to be a well-balanced diet comprising of variety
of meals that combine energy and micronutrients. Nutrients are matched to playing positions, but
players are often provided nutritional guidance based on their energy expenditure levels.
2.0 Part One: Dietary Report to Client
Introduction
Football is a sport involving high amounts of physical activity where players needs to perform
low-intensity movements in 70% of the match. However, the pace of the player needs to be
interspersed with higher-intensity movements (Fink 2017). Football is a competitive match,
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