Table 1 Frequently avoided foods pre-race by gender and athlete age group
From: Dietary restrictions in endurance runners to mitigate exercise-induced gastrointestinal symptoms
Foods Avoided | Young Males n(%) | Masters Males n(%) | Young Females n(%) | Masters Females n(%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meat | 21 (42) | 28 (26) | 22 (28) | 40 (34) | .186 |
Milk products | 17 (35) | 22 (22) | 26 (45) | 25 (26) | .017 |
Fish/seafood | 18 (36) | 27 (26) | 24 (30) | 31 (27) | .557 |
Poultry | 15 (30) | 22 (21) | 17 (21) | 31 (26) | .519 |
High-fiber | 13 (25) | 24 (22) | 15 (18) | 32 (26) | .529 |
Chocolate | 17 (33) | 13 (12) | 23 (27) | 29 (24) | .009 |
Legumes | 14 (27) | 14 (13) | 10 (12) | 29 (25) | .025 |
Coffee or tea | 7 (14) | 13 (12) | 21 (25) | 23 (20) | .092 |
Energy drinks | 15 (30) | 10 (9) | 16 (20) | 16 (14) | .009 |
Starchy vegetable | 10 (19) | 15 (14) | 15 (18) | 16 (13) | .633 |
Lactose-free milk | 14 (27) | 10 (9) | 12 (15) | 14 (12) | .029 |
Eggs | 12 (23) | 10 (9) | 12 (15) | 14 (12) | .117 |
Soy milk | 13 (25) | 7 (7) | 10 (13) | 16 (13) | .016 |
Sports drink | 7 (14) | 11 (10) | 3 (4) | 16 (14) | .085 |
Vegetables | 8 (15) | 7 (7) | 7 (9) | 15 (13) | .284 |
Cold cereal | 5 (10) | 9 (8) | 9 (11) | 15 (13) | .749 |
Coconut milk | 12 (23) | 9 (8) | 7 (8) | 12 (10) | .050 |
Almond milk | 12 (23) | 7 (7) | 8 (10) | 11 (9) | .025 |