Relationship Between Body Composition And Nutrition Of U17 Female Footballers, Members Of The Algerian National Team

Abstract

Nowadays, the study of nutrition in the field of sports has allowed for a better understanding of the importance of specific nutritional recommendations for the sports population, with recommended daily intakes particularly for carbohydrate and protein intake. Achieving athletes' results is linked to the combination of several factors, including dietetics, rigorous training, technique, athlete's commitment, game system, and others. This prompted us to establish a dietary questionnaire to better understand the eating habits of our female footballers. We chose to work with high-level U17 female footballers (under 17 years old) with an average age of 16.71 ± 0.75 years, members of the national teams preparing for the 2024 World Championships. Indeed, this last category is of great importance in performing intense effort. The female footballer, at the end of growth, has higher needs in energy, proteins, vitamins, and minerals. We used anthropometric methods and bioimpedancemetry.