FTP #16: Melinda Manore, PhD - The female cyclist: Nutrition concerns and research challenges

Although the Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) paradigm has been linked with adverse physiological and performance-related outcomes in men, the synergistic effects of low energy availability on reproductive hormones put females particularly at risk of negative outcomes. The majority of sports-specific nutritional research has been conducted in male athletes, which limits the application of knowledge to female athletes. On this episode we'll try to go over all the nutrition considerations and research challenges yet to come in the following years.