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Park City High’s Sierra Darling educates female athletes, parents about nutrition in female sports with expert panel discussion – Park Record

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Park City High's Sierra Darling educates female athletes, parents about nutrition in female sports with expert panel discussion - Park Record

Burning a large number of calories with each training session and competition, athletes, especially endurance athletes, are at risk of a deficiency or low energy availability, or LEA. LEA can be a relative lack of energy in sports, known as RED-S, where malnourished athletes often suffer injuries. A symptom for female athletes may be impaired … Read more

Study: Intermittent fasting positively affects female hormones in PCOS

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Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, affects as many as 18% of all women of childbearing age. The condition occurs when a woman’s body produces too much of a group of hormones called androgens, mainly testosterone. Menstrual irregularity, obesity and even infertility can result. The first line of treatment is usually hormonal birth control, said UIC … Read more