Prospective study of food intake changes in adolescent elite athletes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inadequate energy intake among athletes can lead to low energy availability (LEA) which in turn can result in negative effects on athletic performance and physical and psychological health. This syndrome is known as relative energy deficiency in sports (REDs).

Objective

To map perceived changes in overall food intake among adolescent athletes during the previous year, as well as weekly changes during a 3-month period and to examine how these changes are associated with mental health, physical load and sex.

Methods

A total of 168 high school athletes from eight different sports participated. A baseline questionnaire examined changes in training habits and food intake in the past year, mental health (short version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Sc

SUBMITTER: Larsson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11773659 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature