Perfil nutricional e antropométrico de praticantes recreacionais de surf do sexo feminino

Surfing is a sport that has increased in popularity especially in recent years. There is little evidence to investigate dietary and anthropometric aspects of non-professional surfers. Thus, the aim of the present study was to analyze the nutritional practices and anthropometric profile of re-creational female surfers. The research was cross-sectional, with a quantitative approach, carried out from September to October 2019 in Fortaleza, Ceara. Seventeen 17 female recreational surfers were assessed. A food frequency questionnaire was used to check eating habits, and body weight, height, body circumference and fat percentage were checked. The participants had an average age and BMI of 26.5 ±5.21 years and 21.79 ±1.62 kg/m2, respectively. All of them presented values ​​of fat percentage, as well as anthropometric data, within the normal range. The training time did not show any correlation with the body composition variables (p>0.05). There was a low intake of fruit and a preference for cereals. The present study concluded that recreational female surfers present values ​​of body composition within the standards recommended by health organizations, as well as, despite the low intake of fruits, there is a preference for foods from plant sources and animal source to the detriment of the ultra-terminated.