Reasons for and consequences of low energy availability in female and male athletes: social environment, adaptations, and prevention
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 …
energy left to support all physiological functions needed to maintain optimal health. When …
Low energy availability: history, definition and evidence of its endocrine, metabolic and physiological effects in prospective studies in females and males
Energy availability (EA) is defined as the amount of dietary energy available to sustain
physiological function after subtracting the energetic cost of exercise. Insufficient EA due to …
physiological function after subtracting the energetic cost of exercise. Insufficient EA due to …
Nutrition and athlete bone health
C Sale, KJ Elliott-Sale - Sports Medicine, 2019 - Springer
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 …
term bone health (eg risk of osteopenia and osteoporosis) or their shorter-term risk of bony …
Nutrition for the prevention and treatment of injuries in track and field athletes
Injuries are an inevitable consequence of athletic performance with most athletes sustaining
one or more during their athletic careers. As many as one in 12 athletes incur an injury …
one or more during their athletic careers. As many as one in 12 athletes incur an injury …
Mapping the complexities of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs): development of a physiological model by a subgroup of the International Olympic Committee …
LM Burke, KE Ackerman, IA Heikura… - British journal of sports …, 2023 - bjsm.bmj.com
The 2023 International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statement on Relative Energy
Deficiency in Sport (REDs) notes that exposure to low energy availability (LEA) exists on a …
Deficiency in Sport (REDs) notes that exposure to low energy availability (LEA) exists on a …
Low energy availability in female athletes: From the lab to the field
Decades of laboratory research have shown impairments to several body systems after only
4–5 days of strictly controlled consistent low energy availability (LEA); where energy …
4–5 days of strictly controlled consistent low energy availability (LEA); where energy …
Biological and socio-cultural factors have the potential to influence the health and performance of elite female athletes: a cross sectional survey of 219 elite female …
Health is a pre-requisite for optimal performance yet the parameters which govern health
and performance of elite female athletes are little understood. The aim of this study was to …
and performance of elite female athletes are little understood. The aim of this study was to …
2023 International Olympic Committee's (IOC) consensus statement on relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs)
M Mountjoy, KE Ackerman, DM Bailey… - British journal of sports …, 2023 - bjsm.bmj.com
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) was first introduced in 2014 by the International
Olympic Committee's expert writing panel, identifying a syndrome of deleterious health and …
Olympic Committee's expert writing panel, identifying a syndrome of deleterious health and …
The bone metabolic response to exercise and nutrition
• 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 …
exercise.• Appropriate use of biomarkers has the potential to progress knowledge on the …
The influence of fasting and energy-restricted diets on leptin and adiponectin levels in humans: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background & aims Fasting and energy-restricted diets have been evaluated in several
studies as a means of improving cardiometabolic biomarkers related to body fat loss …
studies as a means of improving cardiometabolic biomarkers related to body fat loss …