Misunderstanding the Female Athlete Triad: Refuting the IOC Consensus Statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)

Mary Jane De Souza; Nancy I Williams; Aurelia Nattiv; Elizabeth Joy; Madhusmita Misra; Anne B Loucks; Gordon Matheson; Marion P Olmsted; Michelle Barrack; Rebecca J Mallinson; Jenna C Gibbs; Marci Goolsby; Jeanne F Nichols; Barbara Drinkwater; Charlotte (Barney) Sanborn; Rosemary Agostini; Carol L Otis; Mimi D Johnson; Anne Zeni Hoch; Julia M K Alleyne; L Tyler Wadsworth; Karsten Koehler; Jaci VanHeest; Paula Harvey; Amanda K Weiss Kelly; Michael Fredericson; George A Brooks; Emma O'Donnell; Lisa R Callahan; Margot Putukian; Lauren Costello; Suzanne Hecht; Mitchell J Rauh; Jacalyn McComb

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2014-093958

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Misunderstanding the Female Athlete Triad: Refuting the IOC Consensus Statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)

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Mary Jane De Souza Department of Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nancy I Williams Department of Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Aurelia Nattiv Division of Sports Medicine and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Elizabeth Joy Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Madhusmita Misra Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anne B Loucks Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gordon Matheson Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Marion P Olmsted University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michelle Barrack University of California, Northridge, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rebecca J Mallinson Department of Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jenna C Gibbs University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Marci Goolsby Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jeanne F Nichols University of California, San Diego, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Barbara Drinkwater Washington, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Charlotte (Barney) Sanborn Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rosemary Agostini Group Health, Seattle, Washington, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Carol L Otis WTA Tour Player Development, Portland, Oregon, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mimi D Johnson University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anne Zeni Hoch Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Julia M K Alleyne University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
L Tyler Wadsworth Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Karsten Koehler Department of Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jaci VanHeest University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Paula Harvey University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Amanda K Weiss Kelly University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michael Fredericson Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
George A Brooks University of California, Berkeley, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Emma O'Donnell University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lisa R Callahan Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Margot Putukian Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lauren Costello Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Suzanne Hecht University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mitchell J Rauh San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jacalyn McComb Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Mary Jane De Souza, Women's Health and Exercise Laboratory, 104 Noll Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; mjd34{at}psu.edu

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De Souza MJ, Williams NI, Nattiv A, et al

Misunderstanding the Female Athlete Triad: Refuting the IOC Consensus Statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)

British Journal of Sports Medicine 2014;48:1461-1465.

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Accepted June 13, 2014
First published July 18, 2014.

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October 11, 2022

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