Question

Write short note on Female Athlete Triad.

Answer 1

1. The 'Female Athlete Triad' is a syndrome of three connected conditions: osteoporosis, amenorrhoea, and eating disorders. It is typically encountered in teenage or adult female athletes who are not achieving their energy requirements properly, resulting in undernutrition. It also has a significant impact on their performance.
2. If an athlete is suffering from one of the triad's components, she is most certainly suffering from the other two as well. Female athletes strive for leanness or low body weight. As a result, they consume less calories and follow a fat-free diet. However, their body is then deficient in important vitamins and minerals.
3. Less energy consumption has a wide range of negative health consequences. Symptoms may include dry skin, weight loss, chilly hands and feet, low heart rate, blood pressure, hypertension, a higher risk of bone fractures, irregular menstruation cycles, anemia, and depression.