Table 3 Frequently avoided foods pre-race by performance level
From: Dietary restrictions in endurance runners to mitigate exercise-induced gastrointestinal symptoms
Foods Avoided | Lower Recreational n(%) | Upper Recreational n(%) | Competitive n(%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Meat | 30 (24) | 71 (34) | 14 (41) | .061 |
Milk products | 26 (25) | 56 (31) | 14 (47) | .085 |
Fish/seafood | 23 (18) | 67 (33) | 13 (38) | .007 |
Poultry | 22 (18) | 59 (28) | 8 (24) | .082 |
High-fiber | 25 (19) | 51 (24) | 12 (35) | .148 |
Chocolate | 22 (17) | 57 (27) | 5 (15) | .068 |
Legumes | 18 (14) | 41 (19) | 10 (30) | .101 |
Coffee or tea | 25 (20) | 42 (20) | 1 (3) | .031 |
Energy drinks | 15 (12) | 37 (18) | 8 (24) | .181 |
Starchy vegetable | 19 (15) | 33 (16) | 5 (15) | 1.000 |
Lactose-free milk | 11 (9) | 34 (16) | 7 (21) | .077 |
Eggs | 11 (9) | 33 (16) | 5 (15) | .154 |
Soy milk | 13 (10) | 30 (14) | 5 (15) | .564 |
Sports drink | 10 (8) | 29 (14) | 3 (9) | .270 |
Vegetables | 6 (5) | 27 (13) | 7 (21) | .007 |
Cold cereal | 7 (6) | 31 (15) | 3 (9) | .021 |
Coconut milk | 9 (7) | 27 (13) | 6 (18) | .123 |
Almond milk | 8 (6) | 27 (13) | 5 (15) | .120 |