Why is this study important? Women have been competing in elite sport for centuries. Although more women and girls are competing than ever before – with gender parity finally achieved at the Paris 2024 Olympics – research has not kept pace. Over the last decade, women made up only about 10% of all participants in […]
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Young athletes’ optimal health: Part 3 Consequences of Relative Energy Deficiency in sports
Part-3 of the blog mini-series on RED-S By Dr Nicky Keay In my previous blogs, I described the adverse effects of Relative Energy Deficiency in sports (RED-S) in both female and male athletes- current health and sport performance and potential long term health problems. What about young aspiring athletes? There is concern that early sport specialisation, imbalances in training […]