Evaluation of anthropometric profile and dietary intake of adolescents futsal players

Futsal is a popular and widely supported among adolescent sport. This search aimed to evaluate the anthropometric profile and food consumption of who practice futsalin a club of Curitiba, the U-15. As the sample consisted of eleven adolescents of 15-16 years. The results showed that 81.8% were eutrophic with IMC (20.9 +/- 1.9kg/m(2)) and with great percentage of (14.0 +/- 3.0%) body fat. However, there was a deficit of 395.59 kcal on energy expenditure. Regarding macronutrients, carbohydrates found on the recommended lower limit (5.35 +/- 1.79 g/kg/day), higher protein (1.74 +/- 0.77g/kg/day) and in excess lipids rather the recommendation (1.2 a 1.6g/kg/dia). The micronutrients, ascorbic acid showed conspicuous consumption (120 +/- 83.2 mg/day). Already calcium, a deficit of intake (522 +/- 464 mg/day), iron was the only nutrient that is found within the recommended intake (13.5 +/- 8.2 mg/day) and zinc intake showed slightly poor (10.4 +/- 7.2 mg/day). It is concluded that the average anthropometric profile is adequate. The deviations found in food intake, show the importance of proper nutritional guidance and monitoring, so that no loss with respect to the development and athletic performance is optimized.