A survey was conducted on athletes' nutritional habits before and after workouts. Participants reported all food types they typically consumed, categorized as carbohydrates, protein, fruits and vegetables, dairy, and other. Data were analyzed separately by sex and workout timing (pre vs. post).
Four pie charts (A–D) show food group selections as percentages (%) of all responses, not individuals. Additionally, researchers recorded the average number of distinct food items ticked per athlete per session (count, unitless), shown as mean number of items selected $ SD (items) in Table 1.
Table 1: Average number of food items selected per athlete ( SD)
(a) the most selected food type for males post-workout (Figure D).
(b) two key changes in food group preference between female athletes pre- and post-workout.
