ReviewCurrent nutrition reports2022
RMR Ratio as a Surrogate Marker for Low Energy Availability.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A literature review of biomarkers used for diagnosis of relative energy deficiency in sport.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Pooled it
- Accuracy of Resting Metabolic Rate Prediction Equations in Athletes: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- Metabolic signature of short-term low energy availability.Physiological reports · 2025Trial
- A study for markers of low energy availability in athletes: a meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
- Comparing RMR-Derived Proxy Indicators and LEAF-Q for Detecting Low Energy Availability Risk in Mixed-Sport Female Athletes.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Rethinking Energy Availability from Conceptual Models to Applied Practice: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Self-Regulated Moderate Intensity Habitual Exercise and Next-Day Resting Metabolic Rate in Male Endurance Athletes: Implications for Athlete Testing.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
- Short-Term Severe Low Energy Availability in Athletes: Molecular Mechanisms, Endocrine Responses, and Performance Outcomes-A Narrative Review.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2025Review
- Basal metabolic rate correlates with excess postexercise oxygen consumption across different intensities.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Does Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) Syndrome Exist?Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Review
- Male Endurance Athletes: Examination of Energy and Carbohydrate Availability and Hormone Responses.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Risk and prevalence of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) among professional female football players.European journal of sport science · 2024Article
- A real-life snapshot: Evaluating exposures to low energy availability in male athletes from various sports.Physiological reports · 2024Article
- Resting Metabolic Rate and Substrate Utilization during Energy and Protein Availability in Male and Female Athletes.Metabolites · 2024Article
- Patterns of energy availability and carbohydrate intake differentiate between adaptable and problematic low energy availability in female athletes.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- The Influence of Energy Balance and Availability on Resting Metabolic Rate: Implications for Assessment and Future Research Directions.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Review
- Evaluating the Suitability of the Low Energy Availability in Females Questionnaire (LEAF-Q) for Female Football Players.Sports medicine - open · 2023Article
- High Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Exhibited in Internationally Competitive, Non-Professional Female Endurance Athletes-A Case Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Comparison between predicted and measured resting energy expenditures in Korean male collegiate soccer players.Physical activity and nutrition · 2022Article
- Reexamining the calculations of exercise energy expenditure in the energy availability equation of free-living athletes.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewLow energy availability (EA) poses severe consequences to athlete performance and overall health. Suppressed resting metabolic rate (RMR) has been observed during periods of low EA. Thus, it has been suggested that the ratio of RMR measured via indirect calorimetry to predictive RMR using a standard predictive equation (RMR ratio) may be a useful assessment of EA in athletes. This review evaluated the use of RMR ratio as a surrogate marker for low EA in athletes and compared methodologies for measuring RMR ratio. RECENT
findingsDecreased RMR ratio in recent studies often correlates with signs of low EA; however, athletes with less severe cases of energy deficiency may not present with a low RMR ratio. Additionally, the methodology for RMR ratio measurements lacks standardization and varies in recent studies. Use of RMR ratio has promise as a complementary EA measurement when used in combination with other assessment tools.
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