What is low energy availability?
Explore our lecture on “What is low energy availability?” with Dr Jose Areta. In this session, Jose traces the origins of the low energy availability concept, examines how it has been defined and studied, and explains why measuring it in real-world settings is far more complex than it may first appear. The lecture also explores whether low energy availability should always be viewed as pathological, or whether in some contexts it may reflect a normal physiological response that needs to be interpreted carefully and practically.
What we will cover:
Where does the concept of low energy availability (LEA) come from?
Why is calculating LEA more complex than it appears?
What can laboratory studies tell us about LEA?
Is LEA always a pathological state?
How should practitioners interpret LEA in practice?
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Dr Jose Areta
José L Areta currently works as a lecturer in Sports Nutrition and Metabolism at the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at LJMU. His work has provided novel insights in relation to the amount, timing, quantity and distribution of carbohydrates, fat and protein and dietary supplements around training. Originally trained as a Biologist (with a minor in Zoology) at the National University of La Plata in Argentina, he specialised in exercise physiology and nutrition during his PhD at RMIT University in Australia working with world-leaders in his field. As part of his PhD he led human research trials at the prestigious Australian Institute of Sport and established links with researchers of different Universities and institutes in Australia.
Following his PhD he undertook post-doctoral training at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, a world-leading institute in sport and exercise sciences. Jose is also a lifelong athlete, in parallel with his academic work José not only has competed in different sports (predominantly endurance-based), in some cases at National-level, but also works closely with top endurance athletes and teams to optimise their training and nutrition for performance.
Following his PhD he undertook post-doctoral training at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, a world-leading institute in sport and exercise sciences. Jose is also a lifelong athlete, in parallel with his academic work José not only has competed in different sports (predominantly endurance-based), in some cases at National-level, but also works closely with top endurance athletes and teams to optimise their training and nutrition for performance.
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