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Energy intake underreported by elite lightweight female rowers

Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 30th, 2003

Diet recording commonly produces low estimates of energy intake and other methods of reporting energy intake may be needed for athletes who wish to maintain healthy weight and nutritional status.

"The training program undertaken by many athletes will affect directly the total, habitual energy requirements of that individual," said Rebecca J. Hill and Peter S. W. Davies at the University of Queensland in Australia. "Unless that energy requirement is met via the diet and or supplementation, chronic negative energy balance will ensue, which will have both short-term and long-term effects not only on performance but also on general health. The aim of this research was...

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