Table 2 Frequently avoided foods pre-race by race distance
From: Dietary restrictions in endurance runners to mitigate exercise-induced gastrointestinal symptoms
Foods Avoided | 5 km n(%) | 6–10 km n(%) | 11–21 km n(%) | 22+ km n(%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meat | 18 (28) | 37 (31) | 40 (31) | 18 (43) | .404 |
Milk products | 15 (27) | 41 (39) | 28 (25) | 9 (25) | .110 |
Fish/seafood | 18 (27) | 35 (29) | 32 (25) | 16 (39) | .416 |
Poultry | 14 (21) | 32 (26) | 27 (21) | 14 (33) | .350 |
High-fiber | 14 (21) | 22 (18) | 34 (26) | 17 (41) | .024 |
Chocolate | 12 (18) | 31 (25) | 30 (23) | 8 (19) | .757 |
Legumes | 10 (15) | 20 (16) | 26 (20) | 13 (31) | .176 |
Coffee or tea | 19 (29) | 31 (25) | 15 (12) | 1 (2) | <.001 |
Energy drinks | 15 (23) | 21 (17) | 16 (13) | 6 (14) | .269 |
Starchy vegetable | 12 (19) | 20 (16) | 18 (14) | 6 (14) | .864 |
Lactose-free milk | 11 (17) | 18 (15) | 13 (10) | 6 (14) | .502 |
Eggs | 10 (15) | 17 (14) | 14 (11) | 6 (15) | .744 |
Soy milk | 9 (14) | 16 (13) | 14 (11) | 6 (14) | .879 |
Sports drink | 9 (14) | 16 (13) | 11 (9) | 2 (5) | .360 |
Vegetables | 4 (7) | 12 (10) | 13 (10) | 9 (22) | .111 |
Cold cereal | 13 (20) | 11 (9) | 13 (10) | 4 (10) | .172 |
Coconut milk | 9 (14) | 13 (10) | 11 (9) | 7 (17) | .379 |
Almond milk | 9 (14) | 12 (10) | 10 (8) | 6 (14) | .430 |