Gallstone disease in athletes: causes and links with training load and pharmacology
Why athletes develop gallstones: rapid weight loss, strict diets, estrogens, GLP-1 agonists and other factors. An editorial analysis with references to research.
Programs, exercise technique and load planning.· 48 articles
Why athletes develop gallstones: rapid weight loss, strict diets, estrogens, GLP-1 agonists and other factors. An editorial analysis with references to research.
Gallstone disease: how to reduce the risk, which examinations confirm the diagnosis, warning symptoms and when to see a doctor. A practical editorial review.
Why gout occurs in athletes: uric acid, dehydration, high-protein diets, fructose, alcohol, diuretics and other drugs. An editorial analysis.
Gout: prevention of attacks, uric acid tests, joint aspiration, ultrasound and DECT, target urate levels and warning symptoms. A practical editorial review.
Anemia in athletes: iron deficiency, hepcidin after training, 'sports pseudoanemia', hemolysis, energy deficiency, the effect of NSAIDs and other drugs. An editorial analysis.
Anemia: how to prevent iron deficiency, which tests to take (hemoglobin, ferritin, transferrin saturation), warning symptoms and when to see a doctor.
Why athletes often have low vitamin D: indoor training, the winter season, latitude, dark skin, body composition, glucocorticoids and other drugs. An editorial review.
Vitamin D deficiency: the 25(OH)D test and its interpretation, preventive supplement doses, the safe upper limit, signs of overdose and when to see a doctor.
Osteoporosis in male athletes: the role of impact loads, energy deficiency, hypogonadism after AAS, aromatase inhibitors, glucocorticoids and thyroid hormones.
Osteoporosis in men: who should have densitometry (DXA) and when, FRAX, tests for secondary causes, prevention through load and nutrition, when to see a doctor.
Why athletes develop gallstones: rapid weight loss, strict diets, estrogens, GLP-1 agonists and other factors. An editorial analysis with references to research.
Gallstone disease: how to reduce the risk, which examinations confirm the diagnosis, warning symptoms and when to see a doctor. A practical editorial review.