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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 Importance of Energy Intake and Energy Exhaustion

If you're female missing periods or menstruation cycles, speak to a health professional. A drop in basal metabolic rate is another indirect indicator of reds. The human body can adapt to lack of calories by lowering metabolic rate literally within five to seven days. We've evolved as humans to be highly protective of energy because there was a lot of famines until recently.

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