ATTN: Female Athletes

The sport dietitian’s ability to make recommendations for athletes is constantly evolving as we learn more and more about how athletes respond to nutrition practices before, during and after exercise. One of the ways in which we gather this information is through research involving athletes.

A area of particular interest is the female athlete.  Boys and girls are different, and learning how to best treat each group individually is a major effort of the sport dietitian.  For the past 15 years we have been evaluating a condition known as the Female Athlete Triad (Triad), which is the relationship between eating habits, menstrual function and bone health in young women.  As our understanding of this syndrome evolves, we recognize that there is a lack of research with younger women.  Understanding this younger, adolescent population is a key component to developing recommendations for a lifelong approach to athletic and nutritional health.

We are searching for young female athletes (all sports), ages 13-19 to take part in a research study that will help develop more fully the understanding of the Traid in adolescents.  To participate in this confidential and anonymous, online survey, please follow click here and answer the questions that follow.  Your participation is greatly appreciated.

Stay tuned to this blog for more information about the three components of the Triad.