Physical health and symptoms of relative energy deficiency in female fitness athletes

TF Mathisen, J Heia, M Raustøl… - … journal of medicine …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Competing in aesthetic sports increases the risk of low energy availability and
associated health impairments. Fitness physique sport is a popular, but understudied …

Prevalence of indicators of low energy availability in elite female sprinters

J Sygo, AM Coates, E Sesbreno… - … Journal of Sport …, 2018 - journals.humankinetics.com
Low energy availability (LEA), and subsequent relative energy deficiency in sport, has been
observed in endurance, aesthetic, and team sport athletes, with limited data on prevalence …

Direct and indirect impact of low energy availability on sports performance

AK Melin, JL Areta, IA Heikura… - … journal of medicine …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Low energy availability (LEA) occurs inadvertently and purposefully in many athletes across
numerous sports; and well planned, supervised periods with moderate LEA can improve …

Relative energy deficiency in sports (RED-S): elucidation of endocrine changes affecting the health of males and females

K Dipla, RR Kraemer, NW Constantini, AC Hackney - Hormones, 2021 - Springer
The purpose of this review is to present a different perspective of the relative energy
deficiency syndrome, to improve understanding of associated endocrine alterations, and to …

Screening for low energy availability in male athletes: attempted validation of LEAM-Q

B Lundy, MK Torstveit, TB Stenqvist, LM Burke, I Garthe… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
A questionnaire-based screening tool for male athletes at risk of low energy availability
(LEA) could facilitate both research and clinical practice. The present options rely on proxies …