ArticleFrontiers in sports and active living2024
Patterns of energy availability and carbohydrate intake differentiate between adaptable and problematic low energy availability in female athletes.
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- Coupling mechanisms between energy compensation and metabolic adaptation during high-intensity training in athletes: a longitudinal study based on multi-omics and individualized energy modeling.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs): Risk Assessment in Collegiate Female Athletes.International journal of exercise science · 2026Article
- Evaluation of food consumption, energy availability and adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern in a group of non-professional athletes.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Protecting women's health in sport: the role of low energy availability in the Female Athlete Triad and RED-S.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- Low Energy Availability and Its Impact on Bone Health and Metabolism in Athletes: A Narrative Review.Physiological research · 2025Review
- Factors predicting disordered eating and the prevalence of eating disorders in adolescent elite athletes, trained athletes and a reference group: a prospective controlled two-step study.British journal of sports medicine · 2025Observational
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- A real-life snapshot: Evaluating exposures to low energy availability in male athletes from various sports.Physiological reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Problematic low energy availability (EA) is the underlying culprit of relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs), and its consequences have been suggested to be exacerbated when accompanied by low carbohydrate (CHO) intakes. Objectives: This study compared dietary intake, nutrition status and occurrence of REDs symptoms in groups of female athletes, displaying different patterns of EA and CHO intake. Methods: Female athletes ( Results: In total, 36.6% were categorised as SEA + SCHO, of which 5/16 were ball sport, 7/10 endurance, 1/7 aesthetic, 2/5 weight-class, and 0/3 weight-class athletes. Of LEA + LCHO athletes (19.5% of all), 50% came from ball sports. Aesthetic and endurance athletes reported the greatest training demands, with weekly training hours higher for aesthetic compared to ball sports (13.1 ± 5.7 vs. 6.7 ± 3.4 h, Conclusion: Repeated exposures to LEA and LCHO are associated with a cluster of negative implications in female athletes. In terms of nutrition strategies, sufficient EA and CHO intakes appear to be pivotal in preventing REDs.
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