The impact of dietary acculturation and food availability in the body composition of Division I female international student-athletes.

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dc.contributor.advisorFunderburk, LesLee K.
dc.creatorCherpe de Souza, Leticia, 1996-
dc.creator.orcid0000-0003-1753-284X
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-28T15:36:45Z
dc.date.available2021-01-28T15:36:45Z
dc.date.created2020-12
dc.date.issued2020-11-20
dc.date.submittedDecember 2020
dc.date.updated2021-01-28T15:36:45Z
dc.description.abstractBody composition plays an important role in sports in optimizing performance in athletes. Although there is a gap in research concerning international student-athletes, international students with high levels of acculturation to the American diet were found to gain weight, increase the intake of energy-dense and highly processed foods, and decrease the consumption of fruits and vegetables in their first months in the US. In this study, previously collected body composition data was accessed, and international female student-athletes answered surveys that screened for dietary acculturation and food availability levels. Our findings indicate that fat mass (FM) increased in 83.3% of the subjects in the first six months of college, with an average of 3.01 lbs. (p≤ 0.05). In contrast to previous studies on non-athlete international students, higher dietary acculturation increased fat-free mass (FFM) (p≤ 0.05) in our sample. Although not statistically significant, high food availability increased both FM and FFM.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2104/11196
dc.language.isoen
dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide access
dc.subjectNCAA. Division I. Student-athletes. International student-athletes. International students. Body composition. Fat-free mass. Lean muscle mass. Body fat mass. Dietary acculturation. Food availability. American diet. Food environment. Sports nutrition.
dc.titleThe impact of dietary acculturation and food availability in the body composition of Division I female international student-athletes.
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentBaylor University. Dept. of Family & Consumer Sciences.
thesis.degree.grantorBaylor University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameM.S.

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