TY - JOUR
AU - Thompson, Ron A.
AB - The Female Athlete Triad is a syndrome of the interrelated components of disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis. Sometimes inadvertently, but more often by willful dietary restriction, many female athletes do not ingest sufficient calories to adequately fuel their physical or sport activities, which can disrupt menstrual functioning, thereby increasing their risk of bone loss. Although its prevalence is unknown, the Female Athlete Triad is believed to affect many athletes at all ages and all sport competition levels. Even though the Triad affects athletes in all sports, girls and women in sports that emphasize a thin or small body size or shape appear to be most at risk. This article focuses on the risks of the Female Athlete Triad for middle-and high-school-age female athletes as well as the unique issues related to the identification, management, and treatment of the various components of the Triad in this special adolescent subpopulation.
TI - The Female Athlete Triad
JF - The Journal of School Nursing
DO - 10.1177/10598405040200040301
DA - 2004-08-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/the-female-athlete-triad-cAOh8hyRlY
SP - 197
EP - 202
VL - 20
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -