Volume : III, Issue : VIII, August - 2014

STUDY ON THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF KARATE MARTIAL ART EXPONENTS

Steffi Alexander, Dr. D. Annette Beatrice

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Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for combat. The studies on martial art exponents like Karate are very limited. Hence, this study will enable us to elicit information on the demographic profile, anthropometric, biochemical, clinical parameters, dietary pattern and personal habits of the martial art exponents and at the same time the nutritional assessment will give us a bird’s eye view of the possibilities of chronic diseases among the subjects and their dietary habits in depth. The study also aimed at assessing the biochemical parameters such as fasting plasma glucose levels and serum lipid profile and clinical parameters for the Karate Martial Artist exponent. The results of the study revealed that majority the karate martial artists belonged to the age group of 20-25 years, and are graduates. Most of them do not have any chronic diseases. And none of the karate martial artists have the habit of smoking. Data pertaining to the nutritional status revealed that the karate martial artists were overweight, the mean body fat percentage was higher, and the blood pressure levels were slightly elevated among the Karate martial artists. The mean energy intake of the Karate martial art exponents were (1959±355g). This study helped to understand the nutritional importance for Karate martial artists.

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Steffi Alexander, Dr. D. Annette Beatrice STUDY ON THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF KARATE MARTIAL ART EXPONENTS International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 3, Issue : 8 August 2014

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