Sports dietitians concerned over energy deficiency in elite athletes
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JanJanuary 2021 at 7:44pm
Performance nutritionist for Australian Cycling Team Jill Leckey said a team of professionals were constantly monitoring athletes.
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Dietitians and nutritionists for the country s top sporting teams fear many athletes are unintentionally suffering disordered eating.
Key points:
REDS is harder to detect in male athletes
Regular blood profiles are taken to ensure athletes are properly fuelled
The condition known as Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDS) occurs when athletes are under-fuelling their body for the intensity and the exercise they re undertaking.
Alicia Edge is the leading performance nutritionist for the Australian Women s soccer team the Matildas and said often REDS occurred without athletes knowing.
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