Dietary habits among former athletes in Saudi Arabia

Authors

  • Zayed M Altowerqi1,2, Zainal Abidin bin Zainuddin2, Sameer M. Sayyd2,3, Wadee A Alkuhaili2,3, Moayed A. Alsayegh2,3

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v11i3.1719

Keywords:

Former athletes; obesity; dietary habits; fizzy drinks.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate dietary habits in retired athletes in Saudi Arabia. Seventy
(70) former athletes, aged between 20-60 years old, who had participated in international and national
competitions, and had since stopped competitive sport were recruited for this study. Sports history, age,
height, and weight, dietary habits were collected using an online questionnaire. The study results showed
that 47.14% of the participants are overweight and 22.86% are obese. It also indicated that 84.29% of the
former athletes were eating fast food, whereas, the prevalence of drinking fizzy drinks was 71.43%. Also, the
results of this study found out that there is no significant relationship between eating fast food and drinking
fizzy drinks and obesity.

Author Biography

  • Zayed M Altowerqi1,2, Zainal Abidin bin Zainuddin2, Sameer M. Sayyd2,3, Wadee A Alkuhaili2,3, Moayed A. Alsayegh2,3

    1Faculty of Education, Physical Education Department, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, 2Faculty
    of Social Sciences and Humanities, School of Education, University Technology Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia,
    3Faculty of Education, Physical Education Department, Taibah University, Almadinah Almonawarah, Saudi Arabia

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Published

2020-03-26

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 3 (2020): Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Dietary habits among former athletes in Saudi Arabia. (2020). Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 11(3), 1381-1386. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v11i3.1719