Sports Nutrition for Females Across the Lifespan
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Sports Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 March 2026 | Viewed by 42
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Interests: nutrition; exercise; sport; health; education
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Dear Colleagues,
Females are biologically and anatomically different to males, and their nutrition needs differ accordingly. Female nutrition requirements also vary across the lifespan, with special considerations for adolescence, menstruation, pregnancy, lactation, perimenopause, and menopause.
Active females and female athletes have been underrepresented in sports nutrition research. Accordingly, our understanding of sex-specific sports nutrition requirements is emerging and much more research is needed.
This Special Issue aims to advance the evidence by publishing reviews and original research related to sports nutrition for females across all stages of the lifespan and levels of sport participation.
We invite papers that cover all aspects of sports nutrition as they relate to female health and performance across the lifespan from adolescence to Masters athletes. Key topics of interest include macronutrient metabolism across the menstrual cycle; the relationship between energy availability, Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S), and menstrual function or reproductive health; nutrient requirements including iron and calcium across the lifespan; and the efficacy of supplements and ergogenic aids for female athletes at all levels of competition. Qualitative explorations of sports nutrition-related perspectives and experiences of females across the lifespan are particularly welcome.
Dr. Adrienne K. Forsyth
Guest Editor
Dr. Ryan Tam
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- females
- active
- female athletes
- sports nutrition
- lifespan nutrition
- energy availability
- RED-S
- menstrual cycle
- iron deficiency
- bone health
- supplements
- ergogenic aids
- performance nutrition
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