Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport presented by Professor Louise Burke OAM, PhD, APD
The new IOC REDs conceptual and physiological models for health and performance
In 2023 the International Olympic Committee consensus statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport was released. REDs is a syndrome relating to low energy availability relative to expenditure, which results in deleterious health and performance outcomes. We are well placed to consider REDs in our roles working with athletes and active individuals.
Learn about:
- How low energy availability contributes to, but is not the same as, REDs
- The criteria that should not be used to diagnose REDs
- Future plans to strengthen the REDs model
The presentation covers:
- Get to know REDs with a summary of the 2023 update
- Health and performance implications of REDs
- The IOC REDs Severity/Risk Assessment tool
- Underlying reasons for low energy availability in athletes
Professor Louise Burke is a sports dietitian with 40 years of experience in the education and counselling of elite athletes. She worked at the Australian Institute of Sport for thirty years, first as Head of Sports Nutrition and then as Chief of Nutrition Strategy. She was the team dietitian for the Australian Olympic Teams for the 1996-2012 Summer Olympic Games. Her publications include over 350 papers in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters, and several textbooks on sports nutrition. She is an editor of the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. Louise was a founding member of the Executive of Sports Dietitians Australia and is a Director of the IOC Diploma in Sports Nutrition. In 2009 Louise was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for her contribution to sports nutrition. She is currently the Chair in Sports Nutrition in the Mary MacKillop Institute of Health Research at Australian Catholic University in Melbourne.
