%0 Journal Article %A SALARKIA, NAHID %A KIMIAGAR, MASOUD %A AMINPOUR, AZADEH %T FOOD INTAKE, BODY COMPOSITION AND ENDURANCE CAPACIT Y OF NATIONAL BASKETBALL TEAM PLAYERS IN I.R. OF IRAN %J Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran %V 18 %N 1 %U http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-657-en.html %R %D 2004 %K Food intake, skin fold thickness, basketball, V02I11ax, athlete\'s nutrition., %X In this descriptive cross-sectional study 14 national basketball team players attending the preparatory camp for the Asian games with mean age of 25. 6 ± 3.1 yrs, height of 191 ± 6 em,w eight of87.3 ±8 .1 kg and BMI of 23.9 ±1.7 were surveyed. The subjects underwent anthropometlic, aerobic power, body fat content and V02max measurements in three stages of the training period (before training, during training and before the actual competition). In two stages (before and during training) nutritional assessment and food intake using weighing method in 7 intermittent days was made. Anthropometlic measurements showed body weight and BMI changes during the period of study to be negligible and non-significant. Subcutaneous fat was reduced significantly (p< 0.02). Also V02max increased appreciably (p %> http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-657-en.pdf %P 73-77 %& 73 %! Food Intake, Body Composition and Endurance Capacity in Basketball Players %9 Original Research: Basic Science in Medicine %L A-10-298-116 %+ From the National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute. Shaheed Beheshti University and Medical Services. Tehran. !.R. Iran. %G eng %@ 1016-1430 %[ 2004