Congratulations to Emma Young who is a National STEM Champion!
Emma submitted her project on RED-S (Relative Energy Deficiency Syndrome) in High School Cross Country Athletes to the National Stem Competition. She also created a slideshow and video to further promote her research and made it through 2 rounds of judging to become 1 of 200 students from around the country that will go to Washington D.C. to share their work. Emma is shining a light on a very important topic that should be discussed more amongst athletes, especially females. Awesome!
Emma will be traveling to the National STEM Festival in D.C. in April and is allowed to bring one parent. This may be the most difficult part of the process yet, deciding which parent to take.
Between 25 and 50 percent of 14- to 18-year-old girls, however, don’t meet federal recommendations for protein, according to survey data published in 2023. Studies have found that adolescent girls eat less meat than boys do and are more likely to follow restrictive diets, which could explain the protein shortfall in this group.
This is from a recent New York Times article.
Lack of proper nutrition can lead to RED-S.
