It's the syndrome few people have heard of – or dared talk about – but RED-S is affecting the health of many of our female athletes. It's a syndrome which, it turns out, is not so uncommon with New Zealand athletes. It's a working group formed by High Performance Sport NZ soon after the 2016 Rio Olympics, to ensure the best clinical advice reaches coaches and elite female athletes. Female athletes have more pressures on them now than ever before. It was developed by UK exercise physiologist Georgie Bruinvels to help female athletes track their cycles.

Source: Stuff December 16, 2019 18:45 UTC