Exploring the relationship between low energy availability, depression and eating disorders in female athletes: a cross-sectional study

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Authors

Paulina Wasserfurth · Technical University of Munich

Désirée Toepffer · Technical University of Munich

Malte Christian Claussen · University of Zurich

Karsten Koehler · Technical University of Munich

Abstract

We found no evidence that LEA is an independent factor for depression in female athletes. Its association with LEA and REDs appears to occur primarily in the presence of DE/ED.

Topics & Keywords

Eating Disorders and Behaviors Physical Activity and Health Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine

Volume 10, Issue 3, pp. e002035-e002035

DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2024-002035

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