Recommendations and nutritional considerations for female athletes: health and performance

B Holtzman, KE Ackerman - Sports medicine, 2021 - Springer
Optimal nutrition is an important aspect of an athlete's preparation to achieve optimal health
and performance. While general concepts about micro-and macronutrients and timing of …

Overtraining syndrome (OTS) and relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S): shared pathways, symptoms and complexities

T Stellingwerff, IA Heikura, R Meeusen, S Bermon… - Sports Medicine, 2021 - Springer
The symptom similarities between training-overload (with or without an Overtraining
Syndrome (OTS) diagnosis) and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) are …

UEFA expert group statement on nutrition in elite football. Current evidence to inform practical recommendations and guide future research

J Collins, RJ Maughan, M Gleeson… - British journal of sports …, 2021 - bjsm.bmj.com
Football is a global game which is constantly evolving, showing substantial increases in
physical and technical demands. Nutrition plays a valuable integrated role in optimising …

Prevalence of impaired physiological function consistent with Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S): an Australian elite and pre-elite cohort

MA Rogers, RN Appaneal, D Hughes… - British journal of sports …, 2021 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objectives Athlete health, training continuity and performance can be impeded as a result of
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S). Here we report the point prevalence of …

Sports injuries and illnesses at the Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Winter Games: a prospective study of 1783 athletes from 79 countries

D Palmer, L Engebretsen, J Carrard, N Grek… - British journal of sports …, 2021 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective To describe the injury and illness characteristics among participating athletes
during the Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Winter Games (YOG 2020), 9–22 January 2020 …

The utility of the low energy availability in females questionnaire to detect markers consistent with low energy availability-related conditions in a mixed-sport cohort

MA Rogers, MK Drew, R Appaneal… - … journal of sport …, 2021 - journals.humankinetics.com
The Low Energy Availability in Females Questionnaire (LEAF-Q) was validated to identify
risk of the female athlete triad (triad) in female endurance athletes. This study explored the …

Prevalence of Surrogate markers of relative energy deficiency in male Norwegian Olympic-level athletes

TB Stenqvist, AK Melin, I Garthe… - … journal of sport …, 2021 - journals.humankinetics.com
The syndrome of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) includes wide-ranging effects
on physiological and psychological functioning, performance, and general health. However …

Sleep, health, and well-being in elite athletes from different sports, before, during, and after international competition

M Biggins, H Purtill, P Fowler, A Bender… - The Physician and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Limited research has been conducted on sleep problems in elite athletes at
international competition, and how this relates to their general health and well-being …

Stressed and not sleeping: poor sleep and psychological stress in elite athletes prior to the Rio 2016 Olympic games

SL Halson, RN Appaneal… - … journal of sports …, 2021 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: Psychological stress is reported to be an important contributor to reduced sleep
quality and quantity observed in elite athletes. The purpose of this study was to explore the …

Body composition, dietary intake and the risk of low energy availability in elite-level competitive rhythmic gymnasts

M Villa, JG Villa-Vicente, J Seco-Calvo, J Mielgo-Ayuso… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to analyze dietary intake and body composition in a group of elite-
level competitive rhythmic gymnasts from Spain. We undertook body composition and …