Achilles Tendon Thickness Depends on the Number of Meals Per Day !

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Patellar and Achilles Tendon Thickness Differences among
Athletes with Different Numbers of Meals per Day:
A Cross-Sectional Study
Santiago Navarro-Ledesma et al
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 2468

The objective of this study is to analyse differences in the thickness of the patellar (PT)
and Achilles tendons (AT) among athletes with different number of meals per day. The design is
a cross-sectional, observational study. A total of thirty-six male athletes (with mean age groups
ranging from 31 to 40) were recruited and divided into three groups based on the number of daily
meals they had (3, 4 or 5 meals). PT and AT were assessed by ultrasound. There were statistically
significant differences in PT when comparing groups 1 and 3, at both longitudinal (p < 0.03) and
transversal (p < 0.002) planes. There were no differences when comparing groups 1 and 2 or groups 2
and 3. There was a negative correlation between the number of meals per day and tendon thicknesses
in both PT (longitudinal plane: r = −0.384; p = 0.02/transversal plane: r = −0.406; p = 0.01) and
AT (transversal plane: r = −0.386; p = 0.02). In conclusion, there were patellar tendon thickness
differences between participants and the number of daily meals could play a key role in tendon
thickness, healing and performance.
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