Caracterización del Comportamiento Alimentario en Deportistas de Porrismo de la Escuela National Power Cheer de Bogotá.

Abstract

Eating behavior in sports has been a highly studied and analyzed topic for several years, where the importance of control and monitoring is emphasized for both health-related issues and sports performance. Eating behavior in the young population and athletes refers to the choice, preference, type of cooking and preparation, as well as the habits of each individual and these are considered the most studied risk factors and to be taken into account when talking about of eating disorders, since the attitudes that come from internalization and the factors mentioned above, that is, the behaviors that are generated from a motive, cause, in this case the cheerleaders, to have a negative impact in it. A situation that can commonly be evidenced is the desire for a thin aesthetic and a low body mass index (BMI), putting athletes at risk of triggering these disorders. For this reason, it is important to know and analyze the eating behaviors of higher-level cheerleaders and comparing their roles results in an interesting topic to address, due to the level of demand of the sport in terms of physical abilities as well as on an aesthetic level.

In the development of this research, it was evident that male cheerleaders are not as aware of their eating behaviors as women and the roles that each one represents, leaving a very valuable opportunity for continuous expansion in terms of social, sports and nutritional research with the sport of cheerleading.

Finally, timely intervention, education, and awareness of the importance of eating behaviors in athletes, especially cheerleaders, is recommended, as is the focus of this research in Colombia.