Proof of Practice Podcast
Stanford Doctor: Why Active Women & Female Athletes Are Damaging Their Bone Health
May 11, 202642 min · 8,103 words
Show notes
Bone health for female athletes is one of the most under-discussed topics in women's health, and what you don't know right now could follow you all the way into perimenopause. Dr. Emily Kraus, Sports Medicine Physician and Director of the FASTR (Female Athlete Science and Translational Research) program at Stanford University, joins us to dig into one of the most overlooked areas of women's health: bone density, bone stress injuries, and the hidden epidemi…
Highlighted moments
I remember when I was running track and cross country, it was a status symbol to be 90 pounds and have no period and then come later to learn that that can really hurt you.
“Adolescence is critical bone building time to achieve peak bone mass. And that's in your late teens and early twenties specifically is when we see the best bone gains. And if that doesn't happen, these athletes can be at a lower overall bone density for life.”
“there's a common misconception. One that leaner is always faster, especially for our young athletes. We need to, we need to work that out of them.”
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