“Relationships among injury and disordered eating, menstrual dysfunction, and low bone mineral density in high school athletes: a prospective study”
January, 2012Rauh MJ, Nichols JF, Barrack MT.
School of Exercise & Nutritional Sciences, San Diego State University, CA, USA. mrauh@rmuohp.edu
J Athl Train. 2010 May-Jun;45(3):243-52.
In this prospective study by Rauh and colleagues, the relationship among disordered eating, menstrual dysfunction, and low bone mineral density (BMD) and musculoskeletal injury among girls in high school sports was evaluated. 163 female [...]
Development and evaluation of an educational intervention program for pre-professional adolescent ballet dancers: nutrition for optimal performance.
January, 2012Doyle-Lucas AF, Davy BM.
Department of Dance, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
J Dance Med Sci. 2011;15(2):65-75.
Prevention is the best treatment for the Triad and disordered eating. This purpose of this study by Doyle-Lucas and Davy was to develop, implement, and evaluate a theoretically based nutritional education intervention through a DVD lecture series (three [...]
“Can we reduce eating disorder risk factors in female college athletes? A randomized exploratory investigation of two peer-led interventions.”
January, 2012Becker CB, McDaniel L, Bull S, Powell M, McIntyre K.
Department of Psychology, Trinity University, One Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX 78212-7200, United States.
This study was done to further investigate a crucial issue in the female athlete triad-that of education. Becker and colleagues evaluated whether two peer-led interventions could have a positive effect on athletes [...]
“Bone microarchitecture is impaired in adolescent amenorrheic athletes compared with eumenorrheic athletes and nonathletic controls”
October, 2011By Kathryn E. Ackerman, Taraneh Nazem, Dorota Chapko, Melissa Russell, Nara Mendes, Alexander P. Taylor, Mary L. Bouxsein, and Madhusmita Misra in J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2011.
In a recent cross-sectional study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ackerman and colleagues from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School examined the bone mineral [...]
Prevalence of the Female Athlete Triad Syndrome Among High School Athletes
September, 2011Jeanne F. Nichols, PhD; Mitchell J. Rauh, PhD, PT, MPH; Mandra J. Lawson, MS, RD; Ming Ji, PhD; Hava-Shoshana Barkai, MS. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006; 160:137-142
As of recent years, most literature surrounding the female athlete triad subsisted solely in collegiate female athletes. Data regarding high school-aged athletic females was severely lacking. [...]
Energy balance in weight stable athletes with and without menstrual disorders
September, 2011September 2011
S. E. Tomten, A. T. Høstmark in Scand J Med Sci Sports 2006: 16:127–133
Exercising female athletes create an energy deficit with exercise for which they require an increase in energy intake to match expenditure and remain in a state of energy balance. However, reported daily intake is often similar to, or even lower than [...]
“Bone mineral density and other features of the female athlete triad in elite endurance runners: a longitudinal and cross-sectional observational study”
August, 2011By Noel Pollock, Claire Grogan, Mark Perry, Charles Pedlar, Karl Cooke, Dylan Morrissey, and Lygeri Dimitriou in International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 2010, 20 419-426.
In a recent cross-sectional study by Pollock and colleagues, the associations between bone mineral density (BMD), menstrual status, disordered eating, and training volume were explored in 44 [...]
“Body Mass, Training, Menses, and Bone in Adolescent Runners: A 3-yr Follow-up”
August, 2011By Michelle T. Barrack, Marta D. Van Loan, Mitchell J. Rauh, and Jeanne F. Nichols in MSSE, 2011.
To date, few studies have investigated whether low bone mass in adolescence increases the risk of low peak bone mineral density (BMD) in adulthood in female endurance runners. In a study by Barrack and colleagues, 40 adolescent runners [...]
Anorexia, bulimia, and the female athlete triad: evaluation and management.
March, 2010By Mendelsohn FA, Warren MP.Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, Greenwich, CT 06831, USA. mendelsohn@hotmail.com
In a recent publication from Mendelsohn and Warren from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, the prevention and treatment of the Female Athlete Triad was evaluated. The authors described the increasing prevalence of this [...]
Health-related concerns of the Female Athlete: A lifespan approach
May, 2009By Joy, E.A., Van Hala, S., and Cooper, L. (2009). American Family Physician March 79(6): 489-49
Exercise has recognized benefits for women of all ages in terms of health management and enhanced well-being. However, there is cause for concern that physically active girls and women may be at a greater risk of a variety of medical conditions [...]







