Table A1.
Esports players dietary habits—percentage response distribution.
| Dietary Habits | Responses | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Number of meals | 1 meal | 0.00 |
| 2 meals | 13.91 | |
| 3 meals | 40.87 | |
| 4 meals | 33.91 | |
| 5 meals and more | 11.30 | |
| The frequency of eating between meals | Never | 5.22 |
| 1–3 times a month | 6.09 | |
| Once a week | 13.04 | |
| Several times a week | 36.52 | |
| Once a day | 22.61 | |
| Several times a day | 16.52 | |
| The regularity of eating meals | No | 41.74 |
| Yes, but only some | 47.83 | |
| Yes, all | 10.43 | |
| Eating the last meal before going to bed | 2–3 h before bedtime | 31.30 |
| Less than 2 h | 11.30 | |
| There is no rule | 57.39 | |
| The composition of the snacks consumed | Fruits | 41.74 |
| Vegetables | 9.57 | |
| Unsweetened milk drinks and desserts, e.g., yoghurts, cottage cheese, milk | 18.26 | |
| Sweetened milk drinks and desserts (homogenized cheese, sweetened milk drinks, flavored milk) | 21.74 | |
| Sweet snacks, e.g., candies, cookies, cakes, chocolate bars, muesli bars, wafers | 39.13 | |
| Salty snacks, e.g., crackers, sticks, chips, chips | 28.70 | |
| Nuts, almonds, seeds, pips | 12.17 | |
| Other products | 9.57 | |
| Use of fast-food products (instant soups, ready-made sauces, ready meals, etc.) | Never | 26.09 |
| Almost every day | 5.22 | |
| Often, i.e., several times a week | 8.70 | |
| Sometimes, i.e., 5 or more times a month | 33.91 | |
| Rarely, i.e., 3–4 times a month | 26.09 | |
| The type of milk and milk drinks consumed | Standard fat (full fat) | 66.09 |
| Low fat | 27.83 | |
| Fat free | 0.87 | |
| I don’t eat dairy products | 5.22 | |
| Culinary techniques used to prepare meat dishes | Boiled | 45.22 |
| Braised | 15.65 | |
| Grilled | 30.43 | |
| Baked | 53.04 | |
| Fried | 80.87 | |
| I don’t eat meat | 0.87 | |
| The type of fat used to fry food | I do not use any frying fat | 6.96 |
| I use various fats | 19.13 | |
| I use vegetable oil (including olive oil) | 47.83 | |
| I use a margarine | 3.48 | |
| I use a butter | 20.00 | |
| I use lard | 2.61 | |
| The use of fat as a spread | I do not use any fat to spread my bread | 21.55 |
| I use various fats | 9.48 | |
| I use a mayonnaise | 1.72 | |
| I use a margarine | 5.17 | |
| I use a butter | 56.90 | |
| I use a mix butter with margarine | 2.59 | |
| I use lard | 2.59 | |
| Sweetening hot drinks (e.g., tea, coffee, cocoa) | No | 20.87 |
| Yes, I sweeten it with one teaspoon of sugar (or honey) | 22.61 | |
| Yes, I sweeten it with two or more teaspoons of sugar (or honey) | 52.17 | |
| Yes, I use sweeteners (low-energy sweeteners) | 4.35 | |
| The use of salt in dishes and sandwiches at the table | No | 47.83 |
| Yes, but only sometimes | 40.00 | |
| Yes, I add salt in most of the dishes | 12.17 | |
| Daily fluid intake | Less than 1 L (less than 4 glasses) | 0.00 |
| About 1.5 L (about 6 glasses) | 26.96 | |
| About 2 L (about 8 glasses) | 35.65 | |
| More than 2 L (more than 8 glasses) | 37.39 | |
| The type of water drunk | I don’t drink water | 0.87 |
| I drink non-sparkling water | 69.57 | |
| I drink sparkling water | 24.35 | |
| I drink flavored water | 5.22 |