3. Science Her Way - Low energy availability in athletes with Dr Kelly Pritchett

This is and insightful episode wether we delve into the critical yes often overlooked aspect of energy availability in athletes performance and overall health. Join us as we sit down with Dr. Kelly Pritchett a renowned sports dietician and expert in sports nutrition, to explore the intricacies of energy balance, its impact on athletic performance.

Kelly shares her expertise on the importance of maintaining ininging adequate energy availaity for athlete, highlighting how insufficient energy intake relative to energy expenditure can lead to terminals effects such s impaired perforce, increased injury risks  and hormonal disturbances. She breaks down the concept of Relative energy deficit in Sport (RED-S) seeding light on the interplay between nutrition, metabolism  and physiological function in athletes.

Throughout the conversion Kelly offers practical insights and evidence-based recommendations for athletes coaches  and healthcare professionals to support optimal energy availability.