Dr. Riley Nickols joins Lindsey Elizabeth Cortez, MS, RD, CSSD on her podcast Female Athlete Nutrition, Episode 133 to discuss eating disorders in sport. In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition, Dr. Nickols talks with Lindsey about some specific nuances in...
Recently, Shaquille O’Neal opened up about how comments from others impacted him in this Yahoo! article. Dr. Nickols was also interviewed about the topic: “Male athletes can experience both internal and external pressures to have bodies that are high in...
Photo of Dr. Riley Nickols REDS, or Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport, is a condition that athletes experience when there is an imbalance between energy consumed and energy expended. The REDS framework expands the Female Athlete Triad and can have far-reaching...
Photo by jack atkinson on Unsplash According to a recent article in Women’s Running, “the fitness industry is rife with harmful messaging around food and exercise.” It goes on to say, Eating disorders are serious and have the highest mortality rates...
Photo by Nicolas Hoizey on Unsplash Historically, many sports have used body composition testing to assess athletes under the belief that reaching certain markers would improve athletic performance. According to Dr. Nickols, who was interviewed in a recent...
