Methodological considerations for studies in sport and exercise nutrition with women as participants

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Methodological considerations for studies in sport and exercise nutrition with women as participants

Data on eumenorrheic females is scarce and is often low to moderate quality, which is due to a number of reasons: (i) there is a shortage of specialist knowledge on female physiology, in particular endocrinology, in the sport and nutrition science community; (ii) until recently, there has been a reluctance to include female participants in research studies, due to the numerous adaptations, to experimental design, needed to incorporate female specific considerations, such as the menstrual cycle; (iii) there is no consensus on the terminology and methodological approaches needed to produce high-quality studies. These issues have undoubtedly slowed the pursuit of knowledge in this field of research.

What will I learn?

Understand the specific considerations needed when employing eumenorrheic women as participants in sport and nutrition science-based research (Elliott-Sale et al., 2021).
Consider participant selection criteria and adaptations for experimental design.
Develop an understanding of the need to promote more high-quality research in eumenorrheic females.
Tips for why research cannot simply be applied across male and female physiology.

Course Features

Lectures 2
Quiz 0
Duration Lifetime access
Skill level All levels
Language English
Students 230
Certificate Yes
Assessments Yes

Professor Kirsty Elliott-Sale

Professor Elliott-Sale completed her undergraduate degree and PhD [Exercise Physiology] at Liverpool John Moores University. Her PhD examined the effects of female reproductive hormones on muscle strength and since then her work has primarily focused on female athletes. She worked as a Lecturer at Brunel University and the University of Brighton, before undertaking a four-year Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at Kings College London. Professor Elliott-Sale joined Nottingham Trent University (NTU) in 2009.

In addition to her research on female athletes, which includes the menstrual cycle, hormonal contraceptives, the Female Athlete Triad and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport, her work in recent years has involved designing and implementing exercise interventions during and following pregnancy in a variety of populations including servicewomen (i.e., military personnel), athletes, and women with obesity. She has co-authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, expert statements and editorials on/for sportswomen. In addition, she is an advisor for the English Institute of Sport and the Football Association and is on several special interest groups and advisory boards related to female athletes. She is a Professor of Female Exercise Physiology and the Head of the Musculoskeletal Physiology Research Group at NTU.