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Effects of a 16-Week Digital Intervention on Sports Nutrition Knowledge and Behavior in Female Endurance Athletes with Risk of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs)
University of Agder, NOR.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1147-0924
Linnéuniversitetet; Swedish Olympic Committee Research Fellow.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8249-1311
The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sport, NOR.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NOR.
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2023 (English)In: Nutrients, E-ISSN 2072-6643, Vol. 15, no 5, article id 1082Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Female endurance athletes are considered a high-risk group for developing Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs). Due to the lack of educational and behavioral intervention studies, targeting and evaluating the effects of the practical daily management of REDs, we developed the Food and nUtrition for Endurance athletes—a Learning (FUEL) program, consisting of 16 weekly online lectures and individual athlete-centered nutrition counseling every other week. We recruited female endurance athletes from Norway (n = 60), Sweden (n = 84), Ireland (n = 17), and Germany (n = 47). Fifty athletes with symptoms of REDs and with low risk of eating disorders, with no use of hormonal contraceptives and no chronic diseases, were allocated to either the FUEL intervention (n = 32) (FUEL) or a 16-week control period (n = 18) (CON). All but one completed FUEL, while 15 completed CON. We found strong evidence for improvements in sports nutrition knowledge, assessed via interviews, and moderate to strong evidence in the ratings concerning self-perceived sports nutrition knowledge in FUEL versus CON. Analyses of the seven-day prospective weighed food record and questions related to sports nutrition habits, suggested weak evidence for improvements in FUEL versus CON. The FUEL intervention improved sports nutrition knowledge and suggested weak evidence for improved sports nutrition behavior in female endurance athletes with symptoms of REDs. 

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MDPI, 2023. Vol. 15, no 5, article id 1082
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Athletes, Female, Humans, Prospective Studies, Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport, Sports, Sports Nutritional Sciences, athlete, human, nutritional science, prospective study, sport, athletic injuries, diet therapy, digestion, endurance training, female athlete triad, menstruation disturbances, women’s health
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Nutrition and Dietetics Sport and Fitness Sciences
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Public Health Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-94080DOI: 10.3390/nu15051082ISI: 000946899200001PubMedID: 36904082Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85149764833OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-94080DiVA, id: diva2:1747956
Available from: 2023-03-31 Created: 2023-03-31 Last updated: 2023-08-28Bibliographically approved

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