Exploring the relationship between low energy availability, depression and eating disorders in female athletes: a cross-sectional study.
Robin HaliouaPaulina WasserfurthDésirée ToepfferMalte Christian ClaussenKarsten KoehlerPublished in: BMJ open sport & exercise medicine (2024)
We found no evidence that LEA is an independent factor for depression in female athletes. Its association with LEA and REDs appears to occur primarily in the presence of DE/ED.