Female athlete triad.

Clin Sports Med

Athletic Training Educational Program, Louisiana College, 1140 College Drive, PO Box 563, Pineville, LA 71359, USA.

Published: July 2005

Although eating disorders have received much attention over the last few years in athletics, its prevalence was not always well appreciated. Over the years, professional organizations began to pay close attention to the effects of eating disorders, and with this heightened awareness, professionals as well as the general public began to recognize eating disorders as a major problem in our society. In the early 1990s, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) convened the Task Force on Women's Issues in Seattle, Washington . During this conference, members of the ACSM discussed issues related to females and athletics with specific attention to eating disorders, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis. They collectively called these pathologies the Female Athlete Triad (Triad) and hence coined the phrase in 1993. Since the publication, much time and effort has been devoted towards research and understanding of the Triad. In trying to understand this complicated problem, one must grasp the concept that the three pathologies are interrelated and difficult to explain without the influence of any of the other components.

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