Nutritional Considerations for Female Athletes in Weight Category Sports
| Autor: | Reid Reale, Carl Langan-Evans, Jordan Sullivan, Daniel Martin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Female athlete triad
Gerontology Cross-sectional study media_common.quotation_subject Psychological intervention 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Context (language use) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Menstrual cycle media_common biology Athletes business.industry Female Athlete Triad Syndrome 030229 sport sciences General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Cross-Sectional Studies Hormonal contraception Body Composition Female Acute weight loss business Sports |
| Zdroj: | European journal of sport science. 22(5) |
| ISSN: | 1536-7290 |
| Popis: | Weight making can be described as the process of reducing body mass in events where aesthetics, propulsion or the requirement to meet a specific weight category limit, are considered to be of competitive importance. Cross sectional research specifically focussed on weight category sports, has highlighted behaviours and practices that are similar in athletes of both sexes. Regardless of this and despite parallel participation in weight category sporting events, females are drastically underrepresented in studies examining body mass loss interventions across both chronic and acute timeframes. However, it has been well characterised that these types of body mass loss strategies can be causative of low energy availability, leading to consequences of female athlete triad and relative energy deficiency in sports. Furthermore, female-specific body composition and physiological systems modulated by the anterior pituitary and ovarian hormones within the menstrual cycle or use of hormonal contraception, can lead to potential outcomes which need to be considered carefully, particularly when employing acute weight loss strategies that are often utilised by weight making athletes. Therefore, the aim of this article serves to review the aforementioned issues, whilst offering practical recommendations via initial assessment, chronic/acute interventions and refeeding/recovery plans to help support the implementation of body mass loss strategies in the context of weight making specifically with female athletes. |
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