## 4 Discussion
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\begin{tabular}{l c c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Mineral**} & \multirow{2}{*}{**Sample**} & \multicolumn{6}{c}{**Group**} \\ \cline{3-8}  & & & **Morning Training** & **Evening Training** & \(p\) & **Min** & **Max** \\ \cline{3-8}  & & & **MT** & **ET** & & & \\ \hline Calcium & Intake, mg & 967.14 (470.38) & 949.07 (346.48) & 988.00 (597.41) & 0.049 & 422.33 & 1652.67 \\  & \% RDI & 96.71 (47.04) & 94.91 (34.65) & 98.80 (59.74) & 0.049 & 444.00 & 2329.00 \\ Iron & Intake, mg & 24.79 (9.28) & 25.01 (8.70) & 24.54 (10.26) & 0.876 & 13.10 & 50.60 \\  & \% RDI & 225.36 (84.38) & 227.37 (79.11) & 223.05 (93.30) & 0.876 & 12.80 & 54.93 \\ Iodine & Intake, mg & 144.37 (66.09) & 139.47 (57.60) & 150.03 (76.77) & 0.250 & 62.27 & 286.03 \\  & \% RDI & 96.25 (44.06) & 92.98 (38.40) & 100.02 (51.18) & 0.250 & 75.23 & 301.67 \\ Zinc & Intake, mg & 16.87 (4.08) & 16.75 (3.63) & 17.00 (4.69) & 0.431 & 10.47 & 24.57 \\  & \% RDI & 153.35 (37.08) & 152.28 (33.02) & 154.58 (42.63) & 0.431 & 7.43 & 25.13 \\  & \% RDI & 494.85 (155.27) & 458.02 (177.43) & 440.42 (136.26) & 0.834 & 265.00 & 965.33 \\ Magnesium & \% RDI & 128.53 (44.36) & 130.86 (49.84) & 125.84 (38.93) & 0.834 & 244.00 & 702.00 \\  & Intake, mg & 3553.07 (1637.47) & 3602.62 (1549.23) & 3495.88 (1796.17) & 0.368 & 1928.00 & 7119.00 \\ Sodium & \% RDI & 236.87 (109.16) & 240.17 (103.28) & 233.06 (119.74) & 0.368 & 1283.33 & 6769.67 \\  & Intake, mg & 4964.59 (1665.34) & 4898.44 (1774.33) & 5040.91 (1598.53) & 0.899 & 2089.33 & 9797.67 \\ Potassium & \% RDI & 160.15 (53.72) & 158.01 (57.24) & 162.61 (51.57) & 0.899 & 3342.00 & 8157.33 \\ Manganese & Intake, mg & 5.49 (2.45) & 5.85 (2.97) & 5.06 (1.70) & 0.375 & 1.87 & 14.63 \\  & \% RDI & 249.38 (111.51) & 266.03 (135.00) & 230.17 (77.26) & 0.375 & 2.43 & 8.30 \\ Cobalt & Intake, ug & 38.16 (89.73) & 48.20 (113.31) & 26.58 (53.51) & 0.162 & 0.07 & 428.90 \\  & Intake, mg & 2.45 (1.27) & 2.35 (1.30) & 2.58 (1.28) & 0.996 & 1.33 & 6.77 \\ Cooper & \% RDI & 245.43 (126.88) & 234.73 (129.50) & 257.77 (127.85) & 0.996 & 1.47 & 6.57 \\ Nickel & Intake, mg & 209.13 (316.05) & 191.22 (276.92) & 229.81 (366.63) & 0.818 & 3.87 & 1127.33 \\ Chrome & Intake, mg & 67.12 (69.28) & 60.88 (57.21) & 74.31 (82.93) & 0.499 & 0.53 & 253.83 \\ Aluminium & Intake, mg & 757.86 (527.61) & 614.07 (424.10) & 923.78 (600.69) & 0.102 & 0.00 & 1575.00 \\ Phosphorus & Intake, mg & 2209.69 (584.34) & 2235.93 (540.75) & 2179.41 (652.13) & 0.435 & 1274.33 & 3450.00 \\  & \% RDI & 276.21 (73.04) & 279.49 (67.59) & 272.43 (81.52) & 0.435 & 1278.00 & 3500.00 \\  & Intake, mg & 2939.32 (1245.33) & 2935.82 (884.67) & 2943.36 (1535.65) & 0.032 & 1282.67 & 4521.00 \\ Chlorine & \% RDI & 127.80 (54.14) & 127.64 (42.81) & 127.97 (66.77) & 0.032 & 978.33 & 5451.00 \\ Fluorine & Intake, mg & 342.33 (169.32) & 283.56 (144.72) & 410.13 (175.43) & 0.785 & 18.97 & 538.67 \\ Selenium & Intake, mg & 229.93 (75.17) & 222.86 (78.98) & 238.09 (72.80) & 0.882 & 136.40 & 420.00 \\  & \% RDI & 459.87 (150.33) & 445.73 (157.96) & 476.18 (145.60) & 0.882 & 101.17 & 338.00 \\ Bromine & Intake, mg & 579.31 (592.22) & 517.64 (531.98) & 650.47 (669.87) & 0.109 & 0.04 & 1558.00 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular} Note: Data are presented as means (SD). % RDI: adjustment percentage of recommended dietary intake for the general Spanish male population (14–19 years).  
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Table 4: Mineral intake and adjustment percentage to recommended dietary intake by training group. However, no significant differences were observed in energy intake, with the mean intake being 3108 kcal/day for both groups. This poses a risk for the morning training group and could be explained by activities performed apart from training in individuals with morning versus evening habits. This energy imbalance could lead to low energy availability in players, common in young athletes, as several studies show, where the prevalence of Low Energy Availability (LEA), defined as energy levels below 30 kcal-kg FFM-1-day-1, was 56% and 47.6%, respectively [29; 30].