From Female Fitness Freaks to Women’s Sports Professionals: Navigating Through the Female Athlete Triad

The female athlete triad comprises of three interrelated components, namely low energy availability, menstrual dysfunctions and low bone mineral density.It is commonly observed in highly active female athletes but is not specific to it.Women often due to societal or performance pressure are forced to consider leanness as an index of beauty, femininity and sports efficiency and therefore go to unnatural lengths to achieve the same by adopting severe dietary modifications.It may also result from an inadequate knowledge about diet and nutrition and hence a variety of health issues are manifested.These issues can be managed with timely medical and psychological intervention and contribute towards betterment of health of women in general.