IOC consensus statement on relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S): 2018 update
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- Margo Mountjoy, Jorunn Sundgot‐Borgen, Louise M. Burke, Kathryn E. Ackerman, Cheri Blauwet, Naama Constantini, Constance Lebrun, Bronwen Lundy, Anna Melin, Nanna L. Meyer, Roberta Sherman, Adam S. Tenforde, Monica Klungland Torstveit, Richard Budgett
- Journal
- British Journal of Sports Medicine
- Year
- 2018
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- 812
Abstract
In 2014, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) published a consensus statement entitled “Beyond the Female Athlete Triad: Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)”. The syndrome of RED-S refers to: “impaired physiological functioning caused by relative energy deficiency, and includes but is not limited to impairments of metabolic rate, menstrual function, bone health, immunity, protein synthesis, and cardiovascular health.” The aetiological factor of this syndrome is low energy availability (LEA)