Energy expenditure, intake and availability in female soccer players via doubly labelled water: Are we misrepresenting low energy availability?

Female soccer players have been identified as presenting with low energy availability (LEA), though the prevalence of LEA may be overestimated given inaccuracies associated with self-reporting dietary intakes. Accordingly, we aimed to quantify total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) via the doubly lab...

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Published in:Experimental physiology 2024-08
Main Authors: McHaffie, Samuel J, Langan-Evans, Carl, Strauss, Juliette A, Areta, José L, Rosimus, Christopher, Evans, Martin, Waghorn, Ruth, Grant, James, Cuthbert, Matthew, Hambly, Catherine, Speakman, John R, Morton, James P
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Summary:Female soccer players have been identified as presenting with low energy availability (LEA), though the prevalence of LEA may be overestimated given inaccuracies associated with self-reporting dietary intakes. Accordingly, we aimed to quantify total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) via the doubly labelled water (DLW) method, energy intake (EI) and energy availability (EA). Adolescent female soccer players (n = 45; 16 ± 1 years) completed a 9-10 day 'training camp' representing their national team. Absolute and relative TDEE was 2683 ± 324 and 60 ± 7 kcal kg fat free mass (FFM), respectively. Mean daily EI was lower (P 
ISSN:0958-0670
1469-445X
1469-445X
DOI:10.1113/EP091589