Comparative analysis of body perception on training between omnivorous and vegetarian individuals

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Gabriel Beer
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2807-2466
Juliana Brandão Pinto de Castro
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5656-0782
Andressa Oliveira Barros dos Santos
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7412-7229
Rodrigo Gomes de Souza Vale
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3049-8773

Abstract

Vegetarian diets are increasingly being adopted around the world. Thus, there is a concern about nutritional adequacy and growing sports performance among health professionals and coaches. This study aimed to analyze the body perception of physical training between omnivorous and vegetarian individuals and, secondarily, to compare the perception of different vegetarian diets on sports performance. The sample had a total of 189 participants (47 males and 142 females), being 91 omnivores (31 males and 60 females) and 98 vegetarians (17 males and 81 females). We used the Body Perception on Sports Performance (Pecopes) questionnaire, which consists of two dimensions: dimension 1 = perception of the body in sports performance; dimension 2 = body perception in technical and tactical training. The results showed a significant difference in dimension 1, favorable to vegetarians when compared to omnivores. The ovolactovegetarian subgroup also obtained a significantly higher result than omnivores in dimension 1. Thus, it was possible to conclude that vegetarian participants in the present study had a better body perception during sports performance compared to omnivores, but there were no differences in body perception regarding technical and tactical training.

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Published: Jul 1, 2022
Issue: Vol. 23 No. 2 (2022): Revista Ciencias de la Actividad Física UCM
Section: Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29035/rcaf.23.2.1
Keywords: vegetarians, vegans, vegetarian diet, physical performance, body perception

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Comparative analysis of body perception on training between omnivorous and vegetarian individuals. (2022). Revista Ciencias De La Actividad Física UCM, 23(2), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.29035/rcaf.23.2.1
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