Validity of Dietary Assessment in Athletes: A

Louise Capling1,6* ([email protected]), Kathryn L. Beck 2 ([email protected]), Janelle A. 4 Gifford1 ([email protected]), Gary Slater3 ([email protected]), Victoria M. Flood1,4,5 5 ([email protected]), Helen O’Connor1,4 ([email protected]) 6 1. The University of Sydney, Discipline of Exercise and Sport Science, Faculty of Health 7 Sciences, Lidcombe, NSW, Australia 8 2. School of Sport Exercise and Nutrition, College of Health, Massey University, Auckland, 9 New Zealand 10 3. School of Health and Sport Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Qld, 11 Australia 12 4. The University of Sydney, Charles Perkins Centre, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 13 5. Western Sydney Local Health District, Westmead, NSW, Australia 14 6. Queensland Academy of Sport, Sport Performance Innovation and Knowledge Excellence, 15 Brisbane, Qld, Australia 16 * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +61 427 179 080 17 Received: date; Accepted: date; Published: date 18 Abstract: Dietary assessment methods recognized as appropriate for the general population are 19 usually applied in a similar manner to athletes, despite knowledge that sport-specific factors can 20 complicate assessment and impact accuracy in unique ways. As dietary assessment methods are used 21 extensively within the field of sports nutrition, there is concern the validity of methodologies have 22 not undergone more rigorous evaluation in this unique population sub-group. The purpose was to 23 Preprints (www.preprints.org) | NOT PEER-REVIEWED | Posted: 12 October 2017 doi:10.20944/preprints201710.0081.v1