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178: Expert Edition: Trent Stellingwerff - (PhD) Director Performance Solutions Canadian Sport Institute-Fuelling for endurance sports & Energy Availability

The Physical Performance Show

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The Evolution of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport

The first consensus statement for reds happened in Los Angeles, Switzerland at the International Olympic Committee about five years ago. There was an appreciation and emerging scientific evidence that reds went much beyond female athletes. It's a lack of a menstrual cycle and low bone mineral density. And instead it was, well, wait a minute, we're seeing similar types of symptoms and outcomes in males. The evidence across all those discipline areas is still emerging.

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