That LH pulsatility is disrupted and that mental and physical performances are degraded abruptly at a particular threshold of energy availability; that this threshold corresponds to a level of energy availability at which the hormonal regualtion of metabolism alters the mobilization and utilization of stored metabolic fuels and reduces resting metabolic rate to compensate for energy deficiency; that this level of energy availability is higher in women thean in men, making women more susceptible than men to the harmaful effects of low energy availability.
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