The Effects of Nutrition Education Sessions Related to Dietary Iron on the Dietary Iron Intake of High School Wrestlers

[摘要] This study compared the iron intake of high school wrestlers before and after the participation in three nutrition education sessions relating to dietary iron. The nutrition education sessions consisted of ;;TheBasic Food Groups;;, ;;What is Iron Deficiency?;;, ;;How Iron Deficiency Affects Wrestling Performance;;, ;;Sources of Foods High in Iron;;,;;Methods of Prevention of Iron Deficiency;;, ;;How to Increase Iron in the Diet;;, ;;Label reading for Iron Determination;;, ;;How Iron is Lost fromthe Body;;, ;;Signs and Symptoms of Iron Deficiency1;;, ;;Vitamin Supplements;;, and ;;Assertiveness;;. All education sessions includedsupplemental handouts pertaining to topics presented. The iron intake was measured by a three day dietary recall on food record sheets by the Ss before and after the education sessions. The results were measured on the Nutrition Data Base Computer System. The Ss consisted of 24Logan High School and Aquinas High School wrestlers of La Crosse, Wisconsin. The subjects ranged in ages from 14 through 18. A t-testfor two dependent groups was used to analyze the iron content results. There was a significant difference (p<.01) between the iron content ofthe Ss of the experimental group before and after exposure to nutrition education sessions relating to dietary iron. There was no significantchange (p >.01) in the iron content of the control group. It was concluded that nutrition education sessions relating to dietary ironcould have a positive effect on the dietary iron intake of high school wrestlers.

[发布机构] University of Wisconsin

[效力级别] Nutrition --Study and teaching --United States

[关键词] Iron --Nutritional aspects;Nutrition --Study and teaching --United States;Wrestlers