Sex-specific relationships among iron status biomarkers, athletic performance, maturity, and dietary intakes in pre-adolescent and adolescent athletes

Background The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among biomarkers of iron status, athletic performance, growth and development, and dietary intakes in pre-adolescent and adolescent male and female athletes. Methods Two-hundred and forty-nine male (n = 179) (mean ± standard deviation...

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Published in:	Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
Main Authors:	Marni E. Shoemaker, Zachary M. Gillen, Brianna D. Mckay, Nicholas A. Bohannon, Sydney M. Gibson, Karsten Koehler, Joel T. Cramer
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2019-09-01
Subjects:	youth athletes exercise nutrition athletic performance iron
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12970-019-0306-7