By: Rob Ritterson

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Nutritional Habits of College Athletes

• By Rob Ritterson

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Student Athlete

• Being a Student athlete is tough because the
  athlete has to manage his/her time the right way,
  especially if the athlete is in season.

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• Athletes need to eat the right foods in order to
  maintain a particular weight, to gain energy, and
  most importantly to be able to perform at a
  substantial ability level

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• In general, not eating the correct foods can lead
  to serious heart diseases, diabetes, kidney
  disease, and most importantly a bad health style

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• The proper foods to eat are adequate amounts of
  protein, fruits, vegetables, carbohydrates,
  calcium, and water

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• It is tough for students to create time to go
  grocery shopping and have enough money to buy the
  proper foods

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• I conducted a survey here at Rowan University
  with athletes from the baseball and softball team
  to see if their information agreed with the
  research that I found

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Results

• On average, how many full meals do you eat a day?

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• Do you feel that you have enough time to eat the
  correct amount(3) of meals a day?

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• As you can see from the results that I have
  received from my survey, it is tough to juggle
  classes, homework, lifting, sleep, playing a
  sport, and eating correctly

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• Most students rush around and the only thing they
  can eat is café food or eat at fast food joints

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• The only time student athletes eat healthy is
  when they go home for home cook meals