Question

Write causes of Female Athlete Triad. 

Answer 1

• Pressure to achieve an unrealistically low body weight.
• Disordered eating habits such as crash dieting, binge eating, purging or severely restricting food intake.
• Excessive training with high energy expenditure without adequate nutritional intake.
• Low body weight and low body fat, which disturb hormonal functions.
• Physical and psychological stress, which can affect the hypothalamus and disrupt the menstrual cycle.
• Nutritional deficiencies, especially low calcium and vitamin D intake.