The female athlete triad: Components, nutrition issues, and health consequences

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 61-71

  Manore, Melinda M ^a   Kam, Lynn Ciadella C ^a   Loucks, Anne B ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amenorrhoea; Bone mineral density; Disordered eating; Eating disorders; Energy availability; Energy balance; Energy intake; Exercise; Men; Menstrual dysfunction; Oligomenorrhoea; Stress fractures; Women

Indexed keywords

AMENORRHEA; ATHLETE; BONE DENSITY; CALORIC INTAKE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACRONUTRIENT; MENSTRUATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OLIGOMENORRHEA; SCREENING TEST; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; STRESS FRACTURE; SYMPTOM;

BONE AND BONES; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD SYNDROME; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 36749048012     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410701607320     Document Type: Conference Paper

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