Macpherson, AlisonMorassutti, Emerson Donneral2024-07-182024-07-182024-03-042024-07-18https://hdl.handle.net/10315/42137<b>Introduction:</b> Collegiate athletes face unique lifestyle circumstances compared to other athletic populations that can affect their daily nutrition habits. <b>Purpose:</b> To understand student-athletes (SAs) dietary habits and identify barriers faced by SAs that impact food intake. <b>Methods:</b> Cross-sectional study using an 89-question survey. <b>Results:</b> Thirty percent of SAs included in this study reported not consistently eating 3 meals per day and 46% reported being hungry before going to bed. Almost 75% of SAs reported that they were not able to access high quality food on campus and 80% reported that their daily schedule limited their ability to cook and prepare meals. More than half of SAs reported worrying about running out of food due to a lack of money. <b>Conclusion:</b> Lack of time, financial issues, and limited access to food on campus were prevalent barriers that affected nutritional intakeAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.KinesiologyHealth educationPublic healthElectronic Thesis or Dissertation2024-07-18AthleticsSportsNutritionDietNutritional intakeBarriers to nutritionFood insecurityCollege athleticsU Sports