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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, Kristiansand, Norway.
Linnaeus University, Vaxjo, Sweden.
The Norwegian Olympic And Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sport, Oslo, Norway.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
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2023 (English)In: Nutrients, E-ISSN 2072-6643, Vol. 15, no 5, p. 1-15, article id 1296Article 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. © 2023 by the authors.

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Basel: MDPI, 2023. Vol. 15, no 5, p. 1-15, article id 1296
Keywords [en]
athletic injuries, diet therapy, digestion, endurance training, female athlete triad, menstruation disturbances, women’s health
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Sport and Fitness Sciences
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Health Innovation, M4HP
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-50225DOI: 10.3390/nu15051082ISI: 000946899200001PubMedID: 36904082Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85149764833OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-50225DiVA, id: diva2:1746455
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This work was supported by Grants from the University of Agder in Norway and the Norwegian Olympic Sports Center.

Available from: 2023-03-28 Created: 2023-03-28 Last updated: 2024-04-19Bibliographically approved

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