Dr. Margo Mountjoy, Associate Clinical Professor at McMaster University is a sports medicine clinician and an academic. She is the lead author of the 2018 IOC concensus statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (RED-S, previously known as the "Female Athlete Triad"). In this episode we discuss RED-S, it's symptoms and root cause, screening and diagnosis, treatment and recovery and more. 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Health and performance consequences of RED-S

-The root cause of RED-S: energy deficincy

-Prevalence, risk groups and risk factors, and early warning signs of RED-S

-RED-S in female and male athletes - beyond the female athlete triad

-How to avoid RED-S

-Energy deficiency and calorie deficit: what is an acceptable range during periods of weight loss?

-Screening and diagnosis, treatment, and recovery time course of RED-S

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• IOC consensus statement on relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S): 2018 update
• Dr. Mountjoy's ResearchGate profile
• Dr. Mountjoy's profile on the McMaster University website
• "Health" episode archives on That Triathlon Show

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