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ArticleSports (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Sport Participation and Gender Differences in Dietary Preferences: A Cross-Sectional Study in Italian Adults.

Francesca Campoli, Elvira Padua, Michele Panzarino, Lucio Caprioli, Giuseppe Annino, Mauro Lombardo

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Francesca CampoliDepartment of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele Open University, Via di Val Cannuta 247, 00166 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0009-0004-1342-5881
Elvira PaduaDepartment of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele Open University, Via di Val Cannuta 247, 00166 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5227-2567
Michele PanzarinoDepartment of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele Open University, Via di Val Cannuta 247, 00166 Rome, Italy.
Lucio CaprioliSports Engineering Laboratory, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0009-0005-4049-5225
Giuseppe AnninoHuman Performance Laboratory, Centre of Space Bio-Medicine, Department of Medicine Systems, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8578-6046
Mauro LombardoDepartment of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele Open University, Via di Val Cannuta 247, 00166 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7509-5487

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe relationship between sports participation and food preferences in adults, as well as the influence of gender, is still unclear.

objectiveThe objective of this study was to investigate the association between sports participation and individual food preferences and to explore potential gender differences among sports participants in a large group of Italian adults.

methodsThis cross-sectional study involved 2665 adults (aged ≥ 18 years) who lead normal lives and underwent a routine lifestyle and dietary assessment at a clinical centre specialising in nutrition, metabolic health, and lifestyle counselling in Rome. Participants completed an online questionnaire on food preferences (19 foods) and sports practice. Multivariate logistic regression models, adjusted for age, sex, and smoking, were used to assess associations.

resultsSports participation was defined as engaging in structured physical activity at least once per week and was reported by 53.5% of subjects (men: 60.1%; women: 49.0%;

conclusionsSports participation is independently associated with specific food preferences, characterised by greater preference for plant-based and fibre-rich foods, and gender differences in food choices persist even among active adults. These findings highlight the need to consider both sports participation and gender when designing nutritional interventions.

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cross-sectional studydietary preferencesfood choicesgender differencesItalian adultsnutritional habitsphysical activitysports participationsport type and nutrition

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PMCPMC12390595

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