The reality of the healthy diet among the players of the first national football team (a comparative study between Yemen and Iraq)

Abstract

The aim of the research is to identify the reality of the healthy diet of the players of the first national football team in both Yemen and Iraq, and to compare the reality of the healthy diet of the players in the two countries. 21) Yemeni players & (19) Iraqi players were selected by the deliberate method, and the research tool was a questionnaire consisting of two axes.

The results of the research concluded that the reality of the diet is average for the players of the Yemeni national team and good for the players of the Iraqi national team from the point of view of the research sample (players). The results also found that there are statistically significant differences between the players of the Yemeni and Iraqi national teams in the reality of the healthy diet and in favor of Players of the first Iraqi national football team.

  The two researchers recommended many recommendations, the most important of which is the continuous interest in raising the level of food culture and improving the reality of the diet of players, especially the players of the Yemeni national team, and conducting more studies and research on the reality of the diet of players in various sports.