Performance Nutrition Digest

Performance Nutrition Digest

REDs an under-recognised problem in ultra-trail running? 🚨

High training loads and challenging food intakes.

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Tom Coughlin
Aug 20, 2026
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Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) in Ultra-Trail Running: Implications for Performance, Injury, and Long-Term Health

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This new review examined how low energy availability and REDs may develop in ultra-trail runners, and the po…

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