Are you perplexed by the problem of Energy Availability in endurance sports? How much should you eat to optimise exercise, performance, health, and body composition? Dr. Jose Areta joins host, Sarah Laverty, to clarify the widely misunderstood topic of energy availability in Endurance Sports.  What does Energy Availability mean? How do we know if we are consuming enough? Do energy requirements vary between individuals? What are the implications for our performance and health if we fall short of the energy requirements that our bodies, sports, and lives demand from us?

Tune in to this episode of the Science of Getting faster podcast to learn how fueling adequately can make you a faster cyclist.

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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: 

(0:00) Welcome!
(0:35) What is energy availability?
(6:30) Why is low energy availability of concern to endurance athletes?
(31:09) Why is food restriction more common in endurance sports?
(46:44) Impact of low energy availability on our physiology: health and weight loss

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