2022-01-202022-01-202011-12BARROS, Carolina Lôbo de Almeida; HADLER, Maria Claret Costa Monteiro. Consumo alimentar e perfil antropométrico de bailarinos de uma companhia de dança contemporânea de Goiânia (GO). Revista de Ciências Médicas, Campinas, v. 20, n. 5/6, p. 127-135, set./dez. 2011.e-  2318-0897http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/20196Objective This study assessed the dietary intake and anthropometric profile of professional and semi-professional groups of dancers, compared the body composition of males and females and analyzed the adequacy of food intake with respect to their requirements. Methods The sample consisted of 16 dancers of both genders aged 20 to 35 years from an international contemporary dance company of Goiânia (GO). The following were collected: weight; height; chest, axilla, triceps, subscapular, abdomen, suprailiac and front thigh skinfold thicknesses; and two 24-hour dietary recalls. The energy requirements were determined by the United States Institute of Medicine and macronutrient requirements by the American College of Sports Medicine. The data were input in the software Epi Info 6.04 and analyzed by the software Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 18.0. The Shapiro-Wilk, Mann Whitney and Wilcoxon tests were used and the significance level was set to 5%. Results The only body measurement that differed between the groups was triceps skinfold thickness among women, which was smaller in the professional group (p=0.03). Triceps and front thigh (p<0.001), chest (p=0.007) and suprailiac (p=0.009) skinfold thicknesses differed between genders (p<0.001), being greater among women. Both men (p=0.01) and women (p=0.02) were consuming less energy than their requirements. Conclusion There were no significant differences in the body composition of individuals of the same gender. Triceps, chest, suprailiac and thigh skinfold thicknesses and percentage of body fat were higher in women. Energy, carbohydrate and protein intakes were below the recommended amounts.porAcesso AbertoAntropometriaAnthropometryDancingBody compositionEnergy intakeEatingComposição corporalIngestão de energiaDançaIngestão de alimentosArtigo