Nutrition knowledge of an athlete, as well as practice, is expected to influence an athlete’s performance. Dietary awareness plays an important role in implementing optimal nutrition practices. The purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of nutritional knowledge of soccer athletes (n = 95; age 21 ± 1.742; years of involvement 9.72 ± 1.674) within difference level of participation (university vs club). Nutritional knowledge was assessed using a psychometrically validated and reliable questionnaire. Eighty-seven questions were used to assess the knowledge about nutrition which consist of 5 domains which are general nutrition, fluid, recovery, weight control and supplements. The questionnaire was given immediately before and after training. Repeated measure ANOVA revealed a significant difference in nutritional knowledge between university and club level athletes (p = 0.024) with a mean score of 0.461 ± 0.116 vs 0.404 ± 0.125, respectively. The nutrient and fluid domains s.....

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