February 16, 2023

The Female Athlete Triad- It takes a Team – 02/10/2023

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?myncbishare=dukemlib&dr=abstract&otool=dukemlib&term=29634467

Many young women (and also some men) end up exercising and training so much, that they

burn more calories than they take in.  They end up with an energy deficit from all of this exercise.  In women, this can often lead to suppression of the menstrual cycle.  Also a bone demineralization can occur, and these three items make up the female athlete triad.