Optimal nutrition is essential for athletic performance, recovery, and long-term health. Yet even dedicated athletes often fall into dietary traps without realizing it. These hidden nutrition mistakes can compromise energy levels, recovery, and competitive results.

Understanding the science behind these pitfalls is crucial for avoiding them.

1. Nutrition Mistakes: Underestimating Energy Needs

Many athletes consume fewer calories than required to sustain their training volume. This mismatch leads to low energy availability, impairing performance and increasing the risk of relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S). Research shows that chronic low energy availability disrupts hormonal balance, weakens bone health, and decreases endurance capacity (Mountjoy et al., 2018).

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