PMID- 37774739
OWN - NLM
STAT- Publisher
LR  - 20230929
IS  - 0260-1060 (Print)
IS  - 0260-1060 (Linking)
DP  - 2023 Sep 29
TI  - Surfboard riders are at risk of low energy availability - A pilot study.
PG  - 2601060231204927
LID - 10.1177/02601060231204927 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Surfing is a rapidly growing sport and recreational activity. The 
      previously reported, intermittent high-intensity energetics of surfing place 
      athletes and recreational participants at risk of low energy availability (LEA). 
      AIM: As such, this pioneering study aims to be the first to investigate LEA risk 
      and the second to investigate dietary intake in surfers. METHODS: Twenty-one 
      intermediate and advanced surfers (female - 5, male - 16) were recruited to 
      complete an online self-administered questionnaire and 4 consecutive 24-hour food 
      logs to establish LEA risk and asses dietary intake. The Low Energy Availability 
      in Female Questionnaire and Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire were used 
      to identify at-risk individuals in females and males, respectively, with 
      respective cut-off's of >/=8 and >/=2.3. RESULTS: Fifty-seven percent were classed as 
      at-risk of LEA (50% and 80% in males and females, respectively). No significant 
      relationship of competitive status, surfing ability and body mass index on risk 
      classification was found. However, a non-significant medium effect of age was 
      observed (p = 0.338, R = 0.549). And 77% of the 70 total analysed food records 
      showed inadequate carbohydrate (CHO) consumption. CONCLUSION: In summary, an 
      alarmingly high portion of surfers are at risk of LEA and dietary inadequacy. 
      Future studies should confirm whether surfing organisations need to intervene, by 
      addressing limitations of the present study including a small sample, which was 
      heavily biased away from female and high-level competitors.
FAU - Baker, Mackenzie
AU  - Baker M
AUID- ORCID: 0009-0001-1224-9618
AD  - School of Sport, Ulster University, Coleraine, UK. RINGGOLD: 2596
FAU - Magee, Pamela
AU  - Magee P
AD  - School of Sport, Ulster University, Coleraine, UK. RINGGOLD: 2596
FAU - Williamson, Josh
AU  - Williamson J
AD  - School of Sport, Ulster University, Coleraine, UK. RINGGOLD: 2596
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230929
PL  - England
TA  - Nutr Health
JT  - Nutrition and health
JID - 8306569
SB  - IM
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Surfing
OT  - dietary analysis
OT  - low energy availability
OT  - relative energy deficiency
OT  - sport
EDAT- 2023/09/30 09:42
MHDA- 2023/09/30 09:42
CRDT- 2023/09/29 19:06
PHST- 2023/09/30 09:42 [medline]
PHST- 2023/09/30 09:42 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/09/29 19:06 [entrez]
AID - 10.1177/02601060231204927 [doi]
PST - aheadofprint
SO  - Nutr Health. 2023 Sep 29:2601060231204927. doi: 10.1177/02601060231204927.