ReviewFrontiers in nutrition2015
Recommendations for Healthy Nutrition in Female Endurance Runners: An Update.
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- Female Athlete Triad and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs): Nutritional Management.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Sex Differences in Racing History of Recreational 10 km to Ultra Runners (Part B)-Results from the NURMI Study (Step 2).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Female Endurance Runners Have a Healthier Diet than Males-Results from the NURMI Study (Step 2).Nutrients · 2022Article
- Recommendations and Nutritional Considerations for Female Athletes: Health and Performance.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Review
- Association of Protein Intake in Three Meals with Muscle Mass in Healthy Young Subjects: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2019Article
- Health Status of Female and Male Vegetarian and Vegan Endurance Runners Compared to Omnivores-Results from the NURMI Study (Step 2).Nutrients · 2018Article
- Elevated Serum Hepcidin Levels during an Intensified Training Period in Well-Trained Female Long-Distance Runners.Nutrients · 2017Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this review is to present the basic principles of a healthy nutrition in female endurance runner enriched by the latest scientific recommendations. Female endurance runners are a specific population of athletes who need to take specifically care of daily nutrition due to the high load of training and the necessity to keep a rather low body mass. This paradoxical situation can create some nutritional imbalances and deficiencies. Female endurance athletes should pay attention to their total energy intake, which is often lower than their energy requirement. The minimal energy requirement has been set to 45 kcal/kg fat free mass/day plus the amount of energy needed for physical activity. The usual recommended amount of 1.2-1.4 g protein/kg/day has recently been questioned by new findings suggesting that 1.6 g/kg/day would be more appropriate for female athletes. Although a bit less sensitive to carbohydrate loading than their male counterparts, female athletes can benefit from this nutritional strategy before a race if the amount of carbohydrates reaches 8 g/kg/day and if their daily total energy intake is sufficient. A poor iron status is a common issue in female endurance runners but iron-enriched food as well as iron supplementation may help to counterbalance this poor status. Finally, they should also be aware that they may be at risk for low calcium and vitamin D levels.
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