Reasons for and consequences of low energy availability in female and male athletes: social environment, adaptations, and prevention

P Wasserfurth, J Palmowski, A Hahn, K Krüger - Sports medicine-open, 2020 - Springer
Low energy availability (LEA) represents a state in which the body does not have enough
energy left to support all physiological functions needed to maintain optimal health. When …

[HTML][HTML] Energy availability in athletics: health, performance, and physique

AK Melin, IA Heikura, A Tenforde… - … journal of sport …, 2019 - journals.humankinetics.com
The reported prevalence of low energy availability (LEA) in female and male track and field
athletes is between 18% and 58% with the highest prevalence among athletes in endurance …

International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statement on relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S): 2018 update

M Mountjoy, J Sundgot-Borgen… - … journal of sport …, 2018 - journals.humankinetics.com
The IOC RED-S consensus authors have reconvened to provide an update summary of the
interim scientific progress in the field of relative energy deficiency with the ultimate goal of …

Pitfalls of conducting and interpreting estimates of energy availability in free-living athletes

LM Burke, B Lundy… - … journal of sport …, 2018 - journals.humankinetics.com
The human body requires energy for numerous functions including, growth, thermogenesis,
reproduction, cellular maintenance, and movement. In sports nutrition, energy availability …

Intersection of mental health issues and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs): a narrative review by a subgroup of the IOC consensus on REDs

AM Pensgaard, J Sundgot-Borgen… - British Journal of …, 2023 - bjsm.bmj.com
Overall athlete health is a stated priority by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), yet it
can be difficult for athletes to safely balance nutritional needs, training load, recovery, social …

[HTML][HTML] Contemporary nutrition strategies to optimize performance in distance runners and race walkers

LM Burke, AE Jeukendrup… - … journal of sport …, 2019 - journals.humankinetics.com
Distance events in Athletics include cross country, 10,000-m track race, half-marathon and
marathon road races, and 20-and 50-km race walking events over different terrain and …

ACSM expert consensus statement on weight loss in weight-category sports

LM Burke, GJ Slater, JJ Matthews… - Current Sports …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Weight-category sports are defined by the requirement of a weigh-in before competition to
provide performance equity and reduced injury risks by eliminating size discrepancies …

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 …

questionnaires as measures for low energy availability (LEA) and relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) in athletes

A Sim, SF Burns - Journal of Eating Disorders, 2021 - Springer
Background A sustained mismatch between energy intake and exercise energy expenditure
(EEE) can lead to Low Energy Availability (LEA), health and performance impairments …

Energy deficiency in soldiers: the risk of the athlete triad and relative energy deficiency in sport syndromes in the military

TJ O'Leary, SL Wardle, JP Greeves - Frontiers in nutrition, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Military personnel experience energy deficit (total energy expenditure higher than energy
intake), particularly during combat training and field exercises where exercising energy …