The Scary Health Condition That All Former Athletes Need To Know About

....This syndrome typically appears in young people who exercise intensely, and is marked by three symptoms: low energy availability, menstrual dysfunction, and low bone mineral density. Technically, you don`t have to menstruate in order to meet the criteria for the syndrome, and male athletes can experience it too. For this reason, "female athlete triad" was recently renamed "relative energy deficiency in sports" or "REDS." Basically, REDS is what happens when your energy output surpasses your energy input to a point where it negatively affects your mental and physical health......   ...more

Bethany`s Notes: What was once recently thought to only affect women also affects men. It is not something we will think of as parents, athletes or coaches but something we should be aware of and talk about.