Nutritional profile and formulation of health mix for selected sports person Dr. Sangeetha K Mahalakshmi*, Ms. Prajitha C** *Associate Professor, Department of Foods and Nutrition, Rathnavel Subramaniam College of Arts and Science, Sulur, Coimbatore, India **PG Student, Department of Foods and Nutrition, Rathnavel Subramaniam College of Arts and Science, Sulur, Coimbatore, India Online published on 28 March, 2018. Abstract India has a rich tradition of sports and physical fitness. Performance in any sporting event is the result of a multitude of factors, which includes the amount of training performed, the body's adaptation to the training, motivation level, nutritional status etc. Nutrition is an important component of any physical fitness program. The present study was conducted to assess the nutritional status of selected sports person, formulation and popularization of health mix to improve their performance. A total of 100 players engaged in different sports disciplines from the physical education department of Bharathiar University, Coimbatore were selected through purposive random sampling technique. An interview schedule was developed to assess their nutritional status. The survey results revealed a poor nutritional status among the selected sports person and most of them were anemic. Based on the results of the survey, a health mix was formulated using rice, germinated sorghum, germinated green gram and rice bran. Milk powder and jaggery were added for improving the palatability of the mix. After analyzing the nutrient content and storage stability of the mix, it was popularized among sports person. The formulated mix had a welcoming response among the sports person. Top Keywords Nutrition, Comparatively, Motivation, Purposive. Top |