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Direct linkSherman, Roberta Trattner; Thompson, Ron A. – Journal of School Nursing, 2004
The Female Athlete Triad is a syndrome of the interrelated components of disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis. Sometimes inadvertently, but more often by willful dietary restriction, many female athletes do not ingest sufficient calories to adequately fuel their physical or sport activities, which can disrupt menstrual functioning,…
Descriptors: Womens Athletics, Females, Athletes, Physiology
