DXA-derived estimates of energy balance and its relationship with changes in body composition across a season in team sport athletes

This study examined the relationship between dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA)-derived estimates of energy balance (EB) and changes in body composition across various seasonal phases in team sport athletes. Forty-five Australian rules footballers underwent six DXA scans across a 12-month period (off-season [OS, Week 0–13], early [PS1, Week 13–22] and late pre-season [PS2, Week 22–31] and early [IS1, Week 3–42] and late in-season [IS2, Week...