Conocimiento general y de nutrición deportiva entre los nutricionistas en Jordania

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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v76.118023

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Nutrición general, conocimiento, especialista en nutrición, nutrición deportiva

Resumen

Introducción: El conocimiento sobre nutrición es crucial para mejorar el rendimiento de los atletas; sin embargo, pocos estudios han examinado el conocimiento general y el conocimiento en nutrición deportiva entre los nutricionistas.

Objetivo: Evaluar el conocimiento general sobre nutrición (GNK) y el conocimiento en nutrición deportiva (SNK) entre los nutricionistas jordanos y su asociación con factores sociodemográficos y de estilo de vida.

Metodología: Se realizó un estudio transversal utilizando un cuestionario validado con 394 participantes seleccionados por conveniencia. Se aplicaron pruebas estadísticas apropiadas y regresión logística multinomial (SPSS v26).

Resultados: El 6.3 % de los participantes presentó un GNK bajo y el 39.6 % un SNK bajo. Se observó un GNK menor en hombres y en aquellos con diploma o licenciatura en comparación con mujeres y personas con mayor nivel educativo (P = 0.022; P = 0.003). Un SNK menor se asoció con un IMC más alto (P = 0.016), diploma o licenciatura (P = 0.001), estudiantes sin experiencia (P = 0.011) y personas que no realizan ejercicio regularmente (P = 0.048).

Discusión: Nuestros resultados contrastan con investigaciones previas que afirmaban que todos los especialistas presentan un GNK bajo, pero se alinean con estudios que muestran un SNK insuficiente.

Conclusiones: Los nutricionistas jordanos mostraron un GNK aceptable, pero con brechas notables en SNK, asociadas con el género, el IMC, la educación, la experiencia y la actividad física.

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02-02-2026

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Qutob, M. S., Qoqazeh, A., Azzeh, F., Abdullah, M., & Hammouh, F. (2026). Conocimiento general y de nutrición deportiva entre los nutricionistas en Jordania. Retos, 75, 950-962. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v76.118023