NUTRITION DISORDERS IN FEMALE ATHLETES AND THEIR INTERRELATIONSHIPS

• Autor(a) principal: Ciavaglia VILARDI, Teresa Cristina
• Data de Publicação: 2001
• Outros Autores: Gonçalves RIBEIRO, Beatriz, de Abreu SOARES, Eliane
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Nutrição
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/article/view/8952
• topic: athletes; nutrition disorders; anorexia; bulimia; osteoporosis; atletas; distúrbios nutricionais; anorexia; bulimia; osteoporose

Researches have indicated that the prevalence of nutrition disorders is high among young female athletes engaged in sports that emphasize the importance of leanness and low body weight, such as olympic gymnastics and distance running. In order to understand the etiology of these problems, this review presents the main nutrition disorders in female athletes, including definitions, diagnostic criteria, risk factors, presence of interrelated disorders (anemia, menstrual irregularities and failure ofbone mineralization) and their consequences on health and athletic performance. It is fundamental to point out the importance of nutrition on physical performance. The presence of a low body weight and a very restricted energy intake is the principal risk factor for the development of nutritional disturbances. The athletes and their coaches do not have an apropriate knowledge about nutrition, so it is necessary an individualized nutritional orientation to avoid the development of these disturbances.