Screening for eating disorders and low energy availability in female trail runners: A cross-sectional study
Carolyn Hill, Cécile Vigne, Patrick Basset, Volker Scheer, David Baud · 2026
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Carolyn Hill and colleagues screened nearly three hundred female trail runners for eating disorders and for low energy availability, the state where training burns more than eating replaces. Two validated questionnaires did the screening, and answers were set against training history, body measures, and medical signs. The runners averaged seven to eight training hours a week and several years in the sport.
More than half screened positive on each questionnaire, a striking share. Eating disorder risk tracked with higher body mass index, certain education levels, and a positive depression screen. Low energy risk tracked with reduced libido, depression again, and, protectively, longer time in the sport. The authors urge coaches and clinicians in endurance sport to watch for under-fuelling as a routine health risk, not a rarity.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Carolyn Hill, Cécile Vigne, Patrick Basset, Volker Scheer, David Baud |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33977 |
| LICENSE | CC_BY |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS |