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Knowledge, Beliefs, And Practicies Of Ncaa Coaches And Sports Dietitians On Low Energy Availability, Laurel Card, Amy Banaszek
Knowledge, Beliefs, And Practicies Of Ncaa Coaches And Sports Dietitians On Low Energy Availability, Laurel Card, Amy Banaszek
Undergraduate and Master's Projects
Low energy availability in athletes, or Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S), is chronic under-fueling while consistently overtraining. RED-S is not an eating disorder, but can impact training performance and reproductive health, compromise bone health, impact cognitive health and mental illness, and decrease cardiac health. Body weight alone is not an indication of RED-S, and both men and women are susceptible.
Factors Influencing Nutritional Intake And Interests In Educational Content Of Athletes And Sport Professionals Toward The Development Of A Clinician-Supported Mobile App To Combat Relative Energy Deficiency In Sport: Formative Research And A Description Of App Functions, Jacob T. Mey, Christine A. Karpinski, Shengping Yang, Joseph D. Madere, Tavis Piattoly, Ronnie Harper, John P. Kirwan
Factors Influencing Nutritional Intake And Interests In Educational Content Of Athletes And Sport Professionals Toward The Development Of A Clinician-Supported Mobile App To Combat Relative Energy Deficiency In Sport: Formative Research And A Description Of App Functions, Jacob T. Mey, Christine A. Karpinski, Shengping Yang, Joseph D. Madere, Tavis Piattoly, Ronnie Harper, John P. Kirwan
Nutrition Faculty Publications
Background: Relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) as a consequence of athlete malnutrition remains a prominent issue. However, it remains underrecognized, in part due to the perceived outward health of athletes. The Eat2Win app was designed to combat RED-S and athlete malnutrition by providing education, behavior modification, and direct communication with expert sports dietitians to athletes and sport professionals (professionals who work with athletes, eg, sport coaches and athletic trainers). Objective: The purpose of this formative research was to gain critical insight on motivators and barriers to optimal nutritional intake from both the athletes’ and sport professionals’ perspectives. Additionally, since …