Open AccessEating Behaviour among Disabled Athletes in Malaysia
Author(s) -
Haidzir Manaf,
Norazmir Md Nor,
Nurul Athirah Mohd Azhari,
Nur Rabiatul Adawiah Ismut
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the malaysian journal of medical sciences/the malaysian journal of medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2180-4303
pISSN - 1394-195X
DOI - 10.21315/mjms2019.26.3.11
Subject(s) - athletes , overweight , eating disorders , psychology , clinical psychology , population , psychological intervention , affect (linguistics) , eating attitudes test , obesity , medicine , psychiatry , physical therapy , environmental health , communication
Nutrition has always been associated with eating behaviour. The eating behaviour can impact not only the normal population but also athletes' population including disabled athletes too. Athletes have a higher tendency to unhealthy eating behaviour due to intense pressure and competitive environment in sports. It is important to identify the types of eating behaviour among disabled athletes to prevent eating disorder that could affect their performance. Thus, this study aims to identify the types of eating behaviour among disabled athletes in Malaysia.