Description of the menstrual cycle status, energy availability, eating behavior and physical performance in a youth female soccer team

Abstract The aim of the study was to describe the menstrual status and perception, risk of low energy availability (LEA) and the presence of orthorexia nervosa (ON) in youth female from a soccer team. Also, verify the possible effect of LEA and ON on physical performance. Data from 19 female players...

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Main Authors: Ana Carolina Paludo, Marta Gimunová, Marcos Michaelides, Magdalena Kobus, Koulla Parpa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-37967-4