Sport e nutrizione in adolescenza

ADOLESCENZA E PROBLEMI NUTRIZIONALI

Sport and nutrition in adolescence

Valentina Papa¹, Teresa Capriati¹, Giulia Bolasco¹, Anna Dilillo¹, Antonella Diamanti¹

¹U.O. di Riabilitazione Nutrizionale Dipartimento di Pediatrie Specialistiche e Trapianto Fegato e Rene Ospedale Pediatrico Bambin Gesù

To avoid risks of malnutrition it is important to know the real nutritional needs. One of the peculiarities of sport’s nutrition is not the amount of calories or macronutrients but their use at specific times of the day (before-during-after training or competition). Therefore, it is important to know the type of sport and the biochemical mechanism used by the muscles.