CW // Mental Health, Eating Disorders
TRM would like to advise that this article focuses on James Sieber’s experience, and therefore discusses sex health, mental health and eating disorders. We understand that this discussion may be difficult for some in our community, and have included support services at the end of the article.
Discovering I had entered a state of Low Energy Availability (LEA) was eye opening, but what did that mean? I had heard of the Female Athlete Triad which brought light to the risk of women losing their periods, known as Amenorrhea, but obviously this wasn’t for blokes.
The term Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) was beginning to surface as a replacement for the Triad to encompass more aspects of health including men's health, yet the conversation about LEA in men wasn’t getting much traction. In actuality, awareness has been severely lacking and in dire need of promotion.
What are the symptoms and signs of LEA in men? Well, I had no clue until they hit me.
Until 2014, when
