An Investigation of Nutritional Habits of Sport High School Students (Sample of Sinop Province)

The aim of this study was to examine the level of the nutritional habits of the sport high school students. The research consisted of 98 students (male n=65. female=33) from Sinop ？ehit Bülent Sport High School. A questionnaire that developed by researchers were applied to evaluate the nutritional habits of students. The Cronbach Alpha coefficient was used to measure the reliability of the questionnaire. As a result of the reliability analysis, the Cronbach Alpha coefficient was found to be 0.79. As a result, it is seen that the knowledge and attitudes towards nutrition and meals are inadequate. Although the sports high school students emphasize the relationship between sport and nutrition at a rate of 87.8%. Besides, 62.2% of the students think that there is not enough information about nutrition in the school curriculum. So, in addition to the revision of curriculum in sport high schools, educational conferences and scientific activities must be organized related to healthy living and sport nutrition