The Claim

Relative energy deficit in sports (REDs) may represent a clinical expression or subtype of overtraining syndrome (OTS) in athletes, rather than being a distinct and separate condition.

Source: The Commonality of Overtraining Syndrome and Relative Energy Deficit Syndrome in Sports (REDs). Literature Review

What the research says

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How it works
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In plain English

Overtraining in athletes might actually show up as low energy from sports, meaning that 'low energy' could just be one way overtraining looks, not a totally different problem.

See the scientific wording

Overtraining syndrome (OTS) in athletes may manifest through relative energy deficit in sports (REDs), indicating that REDs could be one clinical expression or subtype of OTS rather than a separate condition.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: The Commonality of Overtraining Syndrome and Relative Energy Deficit Syndrome in Sports (REDs). Literature Review

    The study says that low energy in athletes (REDs) might be one way that overtraining shows up, which supports the idea that they’re closely related, not totally separate problems.

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