Physical activity and dietary intake in professional soccer players: The ProSoccer study.

Although the energy demands and dietary requirements of many endurance sports have been well established, there is little information on the energy demands and physical activity patterns in soccer players. In addition, the dietary intake patterns of soccer players are largely unknown.
In the current study we aim to assess the energy requirements and physical activity patterns in professional soccer players along with their nutritional intake patterns. As such, this study will provide valuable information to optimize the nutritional counseling and sport medical treatment of professional soccer players.

This is a cross-sectional study design with parallel measurements of energy requirements (doubly labelled water), physical activity patterns (accelerometry), and dietary intake (digital 24h recall), and body composition (DXA and anthropometry).

All data will be collected during a 4-week period.

This is a cross-sectional study with parallel measurements of energy requirements (doubly labelled water), physical activity patterns (accelerometry), and dietary intake (digital 24h recall), and body composition (DXA and anthropometry).