Experts have come together to discuss new techniques for body composition assessment in the wake of a newly published review recommending nutrition interventions in relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S).
Amid calls for to limit dietary supplement use in young people due to supposed eating disorder links, a new review emphasises a lack of association and urges for a focus on prevention and treatment strategies.
The medical establishment puts too little credence in underlying nutritional deficiencies that can drive eating disorders, a prominent clinician maintains. Specifically, the role of zinc supplementation has been passed over in his view.