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 …

Eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, can have devastating
effects on both the health and performance of athletes. Compared to non-athletes, both …

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 …

Mental health symptoms and disorders are common among elite athletes, may have sport
related manifestations within this population and impair performance. Mental health cannot …

Abstract The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine convened a panel of experts to
provide an evidence-based, best practices document to assist sports medicine physicians …

Abstract Background Disordered Eating (DE) shows a strong association with athletics and
can lead to several negative mental and physical health effects. Traditionally, sports have …

Results: In assessing the current literature, we have synthesized: i) the scientific implications
of LEA and RED-S, ii) the clinical manifestations of the conditions currently available for …

The energy costs of athletic training can be substantial, and deficits arising from costs unmet
by adequate energy intake, leading to a state of low energy availability, may adversely …

Eating disorders are associated with short and long-term consequences that can affect
sports performance. The purposes of this study were to investigate whether female athletes …

In their attempt to achieve the optimum weight or body shape for their activity, athletes
frequently use harmful weight-control practices that may lead to the development of …