• Evaluating the suitability of the Low Energy Availability in Females Questionnaire (LEAF-Q) for female footballers 

      Dasa, Marcus Småvik; Friborg, Oddgeir; Kristoffersen, Morten; Pettersen, Gunn; Sagen, Jørn Vegard; Sundgot-Borgen, Jorunn; Rosenvinge, Jan H (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-07-13)
      Background - The Low Energy Availability in Females Questionnaire (LEAF-Q) is a screening tool developed to detect endurance athletes and dancers at risk for development of persistent low energy availability (LEA) and the female athlete triad (Triad). This study investigated the applicability of the LEAF-Q in a cohort of sixty professional female football players.<p> <p>Methods - The participants ...
    • Study protocol: Prevalence of low energy availability and its relation to health and performance among female football players. 

      Rosenvinge, Jan H; Dasa, Marcus Småvik; Kristoffersen, Morten; Pettersen, Gunn; Sundgot-Borgen, Jorunn; Sagen, Jørn Vegard; Friborg, Oddgeir (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-10)
      Enduring low energy availability (LEA) is associated with several potentially serious physiological and mental conditions. LEA has been found highly prevalent among female elite athletes within endurance sports, thus hampering athletes’ health and performance. The prevalence and the underpinning risk factors of LEA among female elite football players are less studied. One reason is that the existing ...