Changing a sport system requires the appointment of new leaders or a grass roots cultural revolution. ‘I got caught in a system designed by and for men, which destroys the bodies of young girls,’ said Mary Cain as she cast light on her toxic coach/athlete relationship and exposed unhealthy coaching and nutrition practices. Her candour has inspired a social media movement calling for changes to women’s sport.1 In the following days, major news publications followed up with similar reports of athletic women being body shamed.2–4 It is time for a drastic paradigm change in women’s sport, coupled with education at all levels to improve the long-term health and athletic achievement of female athletes. The shift needs to include: 1. Raising awareness of the negative effects of chronic low energy availability (LEA) (calorie restriction) so athletes can make wise choices for their own long-term health. 2. Updating and developing best-practice protocols and safe standards for monitoring body composition/weight. 3. Eliminating toxic training environments featuring abusive body shaming. Overexercising or underfueling, occurring consciously or subconsciously, can cause Relative …

中文翻译：

---

#REDS（运动中的相对能量缺乏）：是时候进行体育文化和系统革命以改善运动员的健康和表现

改变体育体制需要任命新的领导人或草根文化革命。“我陷入了一个由男性设计并为男性设计的系统，它破坏了年轻女孩的身体，”玛丽凯恩说，她揭露了她有毒的教练/运动员关系，并暴露了不健康的教练和营养做法。她的坦率激发了一场呼吁改变女子运动的社交媒体运动。1 在接下来的几天里，主要的新闻出版物跟进了类似的关于女运动员身体受到羞辱的报道。2-4 现在是对女子运动进行彻底改变的时候了，再加上各级教育，以提高女运动员的长期健康和运动成绩。转变需要包括：1。提高对慢性低能量可用性 (LEA)（卡路里限制）负面影响的认识，以便运动员能够为自己的长期健康做出明智的选择。2. 更新和制定监测身体成分/体重的最佳实践方案和安全标准。3. 消除以辱骂身体羞辱为特征的有毒训练环境。有意识或潜意识发生的过度运动或燃料不足会导致相对……