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ReviewSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2018

Low Energy Availability in Athletes: A Review of Prevalence, Dietary Patterns, Physiological Health, and Sports Performance.

Danielle Logue, Sharon M Madigan, Eamonn Delahunt, Mirjam Heinen, Sarah-Jane Mc Donnell, Clare A Corish

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Review in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 108 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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Who cites it

108 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Danielle LogueSchool of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. Danielle.logue@ucdconnect.ie.ORCID 0000-0003-3983-163X
Sharon M MadiganSport Ireland Institute, National Sports Campus, Abbotstown, Dublin 15, Ireland.
Eamonn DelahuntSchool of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Mirjam HeinenSchool of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Sarah-Jane Mc DonnellSport Ireland Institute, National Sports Campus, Abbotstown, Dublin 15, Ireland.
Clare A CorishSchool of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Funding

Irish Research Council EPS-PG-2015-99
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 energy requirements to disordered eating behaviors. Both male and female high-performance athletes are at risk of LEA. Longstanding LEA can cause unfavorable physiological and psychological outcomes which have the potential to impair an athlete's health and sports performance. This narrative review summarizes the prevalence of LEA and its associations with athlete health and sports performance. It is evident in the published scientific literature that the methods used to determine LEA and its associated health outcomes vary. This contributes to poor recognition of the condition and its sequelae. This review also identifies interventions designed to improve health outcomes in athletes with LEA and indicates areas which warrant further investigation. While return-to-play guidelines have been developed for healthcare professionals to manage LEA in athletes, behavioral interventions to prevent the condition and manage its associated negative health and performance outcomes are required.

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AthletesAthletic PerformanceEnergy MetabolismNutritional RequirementsSportsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMalePrevalence

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PMID28983802

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