Energy availability, not body fatness, regulates reproductive function in women

被引:116
作者
Loucks, AB [1 ]
机构
[1] Ohio Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Athens, OH 45701 USA
来源
EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCES REVIEWS | 2003年 / 31卷 / 03期
关键词
amenorrhea; exercise; LH pulsatility; stress; nutrition;
D O I
10.1097/00003677-200307000-00008
中图分类号
Q4 [生理学];
学科分类号
071003 ;
摘要
The morbid consequences of menstrual disorders in athletes require medical diagnosis and treatment. Reproductive disruption appears to occur when energy availability (dietary energy intake minus exercise energy expenditure) falls below a threshold between 20 and 30 kcal-kgLBM(-1)-d(-1), and some women may be more severely affected than others by subthreshold energy availability.
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