Jean is an avid distance runner who exercises a lot. She recently stopped menstruating and has very little energy. Her physician mentioned the possibility that she was experiencing the female athlete triad. She asks you to explain this disorder to her. What do you tell her?
What will be an ideal response?
Explain how excess exercise can leave the body with inadequate energy, which can lead to the symptoms she describes. The female athlete triad is characterized by: (1) low energy availability as the result of insufficient calorie intake or increased energy expenditure through exercise without increased calorie intake; (2) amenorrhea as the result of low energy availability; and (3) reduced bone density.
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