DIETARY ASSESSMENT OF OMEGA-3 STATUS AND OMEGA-3 SUPPLEMENTATION AMONG ATHLETES: A SURVEY STUDY
Authors :
Prof. Anil Ramachandran, Jeni M Joy and Ravi Shanker R
The study focused on the dietary assessment of omega-3 status and omega-3 supplementation in athletes. The survey on the assessment of omega-3 was carried out on one hundred and fifty (N=150) athletes from Kerala. Well-structured questionnaires were used to gather the data. The study was analyzed statistically by descriptive statistics. The result found that the athletes do not have a thorough knowledge of the omega-3 and not taking an adequate amount of omega-3 fatty acids through their diet
