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Dietary Habits and Gaming Behaviors of Portuguese and Brazilian Esports Players
As the esports industry grows, marketing campaigns for fast food, soft drinks, alcoholic and energy drinks, and dietary supplements at related events intensify. Portuguese and Brazilian esports players’ dietary patterns remain unexplored. This study aimed to characterize the dietary and gaming habit...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10574580/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37836483 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15194200 |
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author | Ribeiro, Fernando J. Teixeira, Raquel Poínhos, Rui |
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description | As the esports industry grows, marketing campaigns for fast food, soft drinks, alcoholic and energy drinks, and dietary supplements at related events intensify. Portuguese and Brazilian esports players’ dietary patterns remain unexplored. This study aimed to characterize the dietary and gaming habits of esports players. We applied an anonymous, open online survey to a convenience sample of esports players that included the PREDIMED and the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale. The survey was shared through email and social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Discord, WhatsApp, and Twitch. The sample (n = 579) was predominantly male (91.4%), averaged 26.1 (SD = 7.0) years, and 25.9 (SD = 5.5) kg/m(2). Most reported a weak (53.7%) adherence to the Mediterranean diet. Almost a third (32.3%) consumed dietary supplements. Our sample presented a low adhesion to the Mediterranean dietary pattern, low consumption of fruit and vegetables, and high consumption of fast food, red and processed meat, soft drinks, and dietary supplements, including caffeine-based supplements. Dietary supplement consumption was related to a higher adhesion to the Mediterranean diet, and a higher level of professionalization and internet gaming disorder correlated with a lower adhesion. In conclusion, we infer that Portuguese and Brazilian esports players follow an unbalanced diet. |
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spelling | pubmed-105745802023-10-14 Dietary Habits and Gaming Behaviors of Portuguese and Brazilian Esports Players Ribeiro, Fernando J. Teixeira, Raquel Poínhos, Rui Nutrients Article As the esports industry grows, marketing campaigns for fast food, soft drinks, alcoholic and energy drinks, and dietary supplements at related events intensify. Portuguese and Brazilian esports players’ dietary patterns remain unexplored. This study aimed to characterize the dietary and gaming habits of esports players. We applied an anonymous, open online survey to a convenience sample of esports players that included the PREDIMED and the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale. The survey was shared through email and social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Discord, WhatsApp, and Twitch. The sample (n = 579) was predominantly male (91.4%), averaged 26.1 (SD = 7.0) years, and 25.9 (SD = 5.5) kg/m(2). Most reported a weak (53.7%) adherence to the Mediterranean diet. Almost a third (32.3%) consumed dietary supplements. Our sample presented a low adhesion to the Mediterranean dietary pattern, low consumption of fruit and vegetables, and high consumption of fast food, red and processed meat, soft drinks, and dietary supplements, including caffeine-based supplements. Dietary supplement consumption was related to a higher adhesion to the Mediterranean diet, and a higher level of professionalization and internet gaming disorder correlated with a lower adhesion. In conclusion, we infer that Portuguese and Brazilian esports players follow an unbalanced diet. MDPI 2023-09-28 /pmc/articles/PMC10574580/ /pubmed/37836483 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15194200 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Ribeiro, Fernando J. Teixeira, Raquel Poínhos, Rui Dietary Habits and Gaming Behaviors of Portuguese and Brazilian Esports Players |
title | Dietary Habits and Gaming Behaviors of Portuguese and Brazilian Esports Players |
title_full | Dietary Habits and Gaming Behaviors of Portuguese and Brazilian Esports Players |
title_fullStr | Dietary Habits and Gaming Behaviors of Portuguese and Brazilian Esports Players |
title_full_unstemmed | Dietary Habits and Gaming Behaviors of Portuguese and Brazilian Esports Players |
title_short | Dietary Habits and Gaming Behaviors of Portuguese and Brazilian Esports Players |
title_sort | dietary habits and gaming behaviors of portuguese and brazilian esports players |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10574580/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37836483 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15194200 |
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