Investigation of the effect of nutrition and oral dental health on quality of life and performance in football players

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of nutrition and oral dental health on quality of life and performance in football players. 24 regional amateur league players with ages of 22.87±3.51 (years), height of 178.58±5.51 (cm) and weight of 73.25±6.05 (kg) participated in the study. The eating habits of football players were evaluated with the daily energy consumption questionnaire and the nutrition questions prepared by the researcher. The Short Form of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale was used to measure the quality of life. In order to measure the performance, flexibility, vertical jump, hand grip strength, back strength and anaerobic strength tests were used. In the evaluation of oral and dental health, DMFT, CPI indices and BEWE scoring system were used. As a result of the study, the DMFT score of the football players was found to be 4. Anaerobic power measurement was obtained higher in athletes with a DMFT score of 4 and above. Psych health status was found to be better in athletes who did not use ergogenic aids. A significant effect of nutrition, oral dental health on the quality of life and performance has not been found.