In a high-performance sports environment, athletes can present with low energy availability
(LEA) for a variety of reasons, ranging from not consuming enough food for their specific …

A focus on low body weight and body fat content, combined with regulations in some weight-
sensitive sports, are considered risk factors for extreme dieting, eating disorders (EDs) and …

Protecting the health of the athlete is a goal of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The IOC convened an expert panel to update the 2005 IOC Consensus Statement on the …

Athletes should pay more attention to their bone health, whether this relates to their longer-
term bone health (eg risk of osteopenia and osteoporosis) or their shorter-term risk of bony …

Background The short-term effects of low energy availability (EA) on bone metabolism in
physically active women and men are currently unknown. Purpose We evaluated the effects …

Low energy availability, defined as low caloric intake relative to exercise energy
expenditure, has been linked to endocrine alterations frequently observed in chronically …

Background Eating disorders (ED) and disordered eating (DE) among male elite athletes
share some of the characteristics seen in female elite athletes and the population, but also …

Purpose The present review critically evaluates existing literature on the effects of short-and
long-term low energy availability (EA) on bone metabolism and health in physically active …

Energy availability (EA) is a scientific concept describing how much energy is available for
basic metabolic functions such as reproduction, immunity, and skeletal homeostasis …

• Nutritional status, and acute nutrient intake, can moderate the bone metabolic response to
exercise.• Appropriate use of biomarkers has the potential to progress knowledge on the …