Research
Macro partitioning
Protein intake in indoor team sports is the macronutrient most likely to meet official recommendations, with roughly 35.7% of studies showing compliance, though non-compliance is split evenly between under- and over-consumption.
You are more likely to hit your protein targets than your carb or energy targets, but you are still at risk of under-eating protein. Ensure you are eating enough protein to support recovery, but be aware that half of athletes in these studies under-consume it.
GoodQualifiesHIGH confidence
In relation to protein, 28.6% of studies met the recommendations, with 50% of those who did not meet it being due to under-consumption.
Why this rating
Systematic review data, consistent across studies.
Source
Energy and Macronutrients Intake in Indoor Sport Team Athletes: Systematic Review
Mónica Castillo et al. · Nutrients · 2022
DOI 10.3390/nu14224755
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Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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- Indoor team sport athletes (volleyball, basketball, handball, futsal) consistently fail to meet official nutritional recommendations, specifically exhibiting significant under-consumption of energy and carbohydrates alongside over-consumption of fats.Good
- Nutrition education interventions in indoor team sports significantly improve dietary intake compliance, particularly in female athletes, though often still fall short of official recommendations.Moderate
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