Avoiding the ‘REDs Card’. We all have a role in the mitigation of REDs in athletes

For many athletes, the fine line between maintaining health while maximising sports performance is elusive when energy requirements are not met, sometimes resulting in reversible health consequences (eg, impaired reproductive function, impaired gastrointestinal function), irreversible health consequ...

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Published in:British journal of sports medicine 2023-09, Vol.57 (17), p.1063-1064
Main Authors: Mountjoy, Margo, Ackerman, Kathryn E, Bailey, David M, Burke, Louise M, Constantini, Naama, Hackney, Anthony C, Heikura, Ida Aliisa, Melin, Anna, Pensgaard, Anne Marte, Stellingwerff, Trent, Sundgot-Borgen, Jorunn, Torstveit, Monica Klungland, Jacobsen, Astrid Uhrenholdt, Verhagen, Evert, Budgett, Richard, Engebretsen, Lars, Erdener, Uğur
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Athletes
athletic performance
Body composition
Energy
energy intake
Idrottsvetenskap
Medicine
Olympic games
Physiology
Prevention
psychology
psychology, sports
relative energy deficiency in sport
Science
Sport Science
sports
Sports medicine
Warm up
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Summary:For many athletes, the fine line between maintaining health while maximising sports performance is elusive when energy requirements are not met, sometimes resulting in reversible health consequences (eg, impaired reproductive function, impaired gastrointestinal function), irreversible health consequences such as permanent bone mineral density loss and failure to reach their athletic potential. The multifactorial syndrome ‘REDs’ was introduced in 2014 in an International Olympic Committee (IOC)1 consensus statement as an expansion of the Female Athlete Triad.2 This consensus statement highlighted (1) that multiple body systems and performance parameters are affected by exposure to low energy availability (LEA) and (2) that male athletes were also vulnerable to the harmful outcomes of LEA. [...]athletes should be knowledgeable about implementing healthy nutrition and periodised training loads to prevent REDs.
ISSN:0306-3674
1473-0480
1473-0480
DOI:10.1136/bjsports-2023-106749