This document discusses nutrition concerns for female college athletes. It notes that while these athletes exercise regularly, their diets may lack nutrition due to factors like fast food consumption while traveling for away games. Examples are given showing how many hours of different sports certain fast food items are calorically equivalent to. The document also addresses issues like over-indulgence, eating disorders, and pressure to lose weight that some female athletes face. It concludes by providing suggestions for encouraging healthier eating habits through nutritional education and counseling resources.

1. Nutrition & Female
College Athletes

2. Nutrition:
Noun: The act or process
of nourishing or of being
nourished
Definition found at www.dictionary.com

4. A balanced diet

6. Athletes get the exercise…

7. But what about their diet…?

8. Roughly 200,000 women
can call themselves a NCAA
athlete

10. Volleyball
Basketball
Swimming
Track & field
water polo
Golf
Cheerleading
Lacrosse
Softball
Gymnastics
Ice Hockey
Rowing
Diving

11. How many “daily-sports” calories are
they burning?

12. Basketball:
350 calories per
hour

13. Volleyball:
489 calories per
hour

14. Swimming:
630 calories per
hour

15. Softball:
279 calories per
hour

16. Golf:
244 calories per
hour

18. But what are they eating?

19. Away games means
lots of time on the
road.

20. Time on the road, usually means “Fast Food.”

21. Caloric Representation:
• 1 Large fries= 1.5 hours of basketball
• 1 Nachos Bel Grande= 3 hours of golf
• 1 Whopper= 1.5 hours of volleyball
• 1 Tuna foot long= 3.7 hours of
softball

22. What they drink
also
Matters.

23. Soda & alcohol inhibit play
and health!

24. For every
female athlete
who over
indulges…

25. There is one
not eating
enough.

26. Eating disorders are an
increasing concern for
female athletes.

27. Female Athlete Triad

28. Why do so many female
athletes want to lose
weight?

29. Distorted
Self Image
Insecurity

30. Improve performance

31. To look like
the “typical”
athlete.

32. Insecurity or
fear over
mandatory
weigh-ins.

33. Pressure & insecurity
from required team
uniform.

34. How do we encourage female athletes to be healthier?

35. Have Nutritionists/Nutrition information
readily available

36. Provide healthier
food options for the
athletes

38. Language to Use
Healthy
Endurance
Performance
Body Mass Index
Fit
Personal-best

39. Language to Avoid
Fat
Overweight
Eat-less
Lacking
Failing
Cellulite
“Look like _________”
Compare

40. -Seminars
-Presentations
-Pre-season
meetings
-Pamphlets
-TALKING about it

41. Be someone they
can talk to

42. If you are, or know a female athlete, know
local resources and where to find help!