Effect of a nutrition education intervention on sports nutrition knowledge, dietary intake, and body composition in female athletes: a randomized controlled trial

Background/objectives Adolescent female athletes often present insufficient dietary intake and limited sports nutrition knowledge (SNK). This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a short-term nutrition education intervention on SNK, dietary intake, and body composition in adolescent female handball players. Methods A community-based randomized controlled trial was conducted. Four handball clubs were randomly assigned to either an intervention group (IG) or a control group (CG). The IG received