A female athlete who weighs 125 pounds needs >2,400 calories per day. Many female athletes are eating close to 1,600-1,800 some knowingly and others unintendedly.
⭐️Remember, athletes don’t diet and exercise.
Athletes fuel and train.. to be clear.. student-athletes NEED more nutrition than their non-active counterparts playing video games after school.🙃
Especially female athletes at a young age that are still developing their bones, brain, and muscle tissue!
🚨If you’re worried your young female athlete is not properly fueling you shouldn’t “wait for things to get better”.
Female athletes who under-eat key bone-building nutrients like calcium, vitamin D, B12, protein, carbs, and overall calories are at risk for:
✖️Stress fractures, injuries, poor development
✖️Poor mental health/anxiety/depression
✖️Missed/lost period known as amenorrhea
✖️Disordered eating/poor cardiac function and DEATH if left untreated
Many young female athlete’s low intake/poor relationship with food will go untreated and carry into adulthood.
🚨PLEASE get yourself or your child/athlete help. DO NOT WAIT.If you’re a coach, school, parent, or university looking for sports nutrition resources for your athletes let us help you!