What Do We Know About the Energy Status and Diets of Pre-Professional and Professional Dancers: A Scoping Review †
Alessandra Rigoli, Emily Dang, Victoria Michael, Janelle Gifford, Alyse Davies · 2024
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Alessandra Rigoli and co-authors reviewed what is known about dancers' energy and diets in a 2024 scoping review. Dancers train hard from a young age, and too little food for that workload harms growth, health, and performance. The team searched nine databases plus grey sources for studies of pre-professional and professional dancers.
Twelve studies qualified, covering mostly ballet and one contemporary group. Young dancers often ate less than they burned, with low energy availability. Professionals ate more than students but still raised concerns in several reports. No studies covered musical theatre or opera dancers at all. The authors map a thin evidence base and call for better support and research.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Alessandra Rigoli, Emily Dang, Victoria Michael, Janelle Gifford, Alyse Davies |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 54 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |