Prevalence of amenorrhea in elite female competitive climbers

• Main Authors: Lanae Joubert (Author), Amity Warme (Author), Abigail Larson (Author), Gudmund Grønhaug (Author), Marisa Michael (Author), Volker Schöffl (Author), Eugen Burtscher (Author), Nanna Meyer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Elite competitive sport climbers exhibit a high strength-to-weight ratio and are reported in the literature to be lighter and leaner than their athletic counterparts. Current research regarding nutrition among climbers is sparse but suggests that they may be at high risk for low energy availability...