The Low Energy Availability in Females Questionnaire (LEAF-Q) as a Useful Tool to Identify Female Triathletes at Risk for Menstrual Disorders Related to Low Energy Availability. [PDF]
Nutrients, 2023 Background: Nutrition in sport is a priority; it is the basis for maintaining optimal health and a prerequisite for the high performance necessary for competitions. The aim of this study was to assess low energy availability and its possible consequences among female triathletes by using the Low Energy Availability in Females Questionnaire (LEAF-Q ...
Witkoś J, Błażejewski G, Gierach M.
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Low Energy Availability Risk Is Associated with Anxiety in Female Collegiate Athletes [PDF]
SportsThis study investigated the association between the risk of low energy availability, disordered eating, and anxiety in collegiate female athletes. Female athletes (n = 115) completed questionnaires that assessed disordered eating (Disordered Eating ...
Jennifer L. Scheid +2 more
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A Life History Perspective on Athletes with Low Energy Availability [PDF]
Sports Medicine, 2022 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 impact athlete health and performance. Life history theory is a branch of evolutionary theory that recognizes that the way the body uses energy-and responds to low energy
Meghan K. Shirley +5 more
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Do paralympic track and field athletes have low energy availability?
Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano, 2018 One of the greatest challenges when working with athletes is to achieve the energy demands for physiological processes and exercise expenditure. The aim of this study was to assess the energy availability (EA) of Paralympic track and field athletes ...
Daniel Paduan Joaquim +2 more
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Low energy availability in group of Polish female soccer players
Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny, 2020 Background. The most important element of a well-balanced diet is a proper energetic value. Energy deficiencies are often observed in athletes, especially women.
Hubert Dobrowolski, Dariusz Włodarek
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Evaluating the prevalence of eating disorder risk and low energy availability risk in collegiate athletes [PDF]
Journal of Eating DisordersBackground Eating disorders and low energy availability independently and negatively impact eating behaviors and attitudes and overall health. Screening provides early identification of athletes suffering from these conditions, yet few studies have ...
Lauren J. Puscheck +2 more
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Symptoms of eating disorders and low energy availability in recreational active female runners [PDF]
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2023 Objectives This retrospective, cross-sectional study aimed to investigate symptoms of eating disorders (EDs) and low energy availability (LEA) among recreational female runners.Methods Females (18–39 years) (n=89) participating in running group sessions ...
Marie Alricsson +2 more
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Prevalence of Low Energy Availability in Competitively Trained Male Endurance Athletes [PDF]
Medicina, 2019 Background and Objectives: Relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) has been introduced as a broad-spectrum syndrome leading to possible dysfunction in numerous physiological systems, driven primarily by low energy availability (EA).
Amy R. Lane +5 more
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Sport-Related Injuries Among Female Adolescent Athletes: The Role of Low Energy Availability Risk [PDF]
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports MedicineBackground: Low energy availability (LEA), a state that arises with inadequate energy intake to support exercise energy expenditure and normal physiological functioning, can have negative consequences on health and athletic performance, including sport ...
Katherine Smulligan PT DPT PhD +7 more
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Protecting women's health in sport: the role of low energy availability in the Female Athlete Triad and RED-S [PDF]
Frontiers in Sports and Active LivingBackgroundThe metabolic and physiological risks of the Female Athlete Triad and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) remain widely under-recognized in athletic populations.
Hadeel Ali Ghazzawi +5 more
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