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Overview

Louise M. Burke is affiliated with the Australian Catholic University in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on physiology and biochemistry as related to sports medicine, with significant contributions in muscle metabolism and nutrition, sports performance and training, and diet and metabolism studies.

The main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Their subfields of study encompass:

  • Physiology
  • Cell Biology
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
  • Rehabilitation
  • Complementary and alternative medicine

Key topics in their work include:

  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Sports Performance and Training
  • Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • Exercise and Physiological Responses
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism

Louise M. Burke has published extensively in several academic journals, with frequent publications in:

  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism
  • Sports Medicine
  • British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Nutrients

Their recent papers include:

  • 2023 International Olympic Committee's (IOC) consensus statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs), 2023, British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • UEFA expert group statement on nutrition in elite football. Current evidence to inform practical recommendations and guide future research, 2020, British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • The effect of caffeine on subsequent sleep: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2023, Sleep Medicine Reviews
  • The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC) position statement on disordered eating in high performance sport, 2020, British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Overtraining Syndrome (OTS) and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S): Shared Pathways, Symptoms and Complexities, 2021, Sports Medicine

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Alannah K. A. McKay
  • Kathryn E. Ackerman
  • Trent Stellingwerff
  • Ida A. Heikura
  • Nicolin Tee

Best Publications

  • The IOC consensus statement: beyond the Female Athlete Triad—Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)

    Margo Mountjoy;Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen;Louise Burke;Susan Carter

  • Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians of Canada, and the American College of Sports Medicine: Nutrition and Athletic Performance

    D. Travis Thomas;Kelly Anne Erdman;Louise M. Burke

  • Carbohydrates for training and competition.

    Louise M. Burke;John A. Hawley;Stephen H. S. Wong;Asker E. Jeukendrup

  • American College of Sports Medicine Joint Position Statement. Nutrition and Athletic Performance.

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  • IOC Consensus Statement: Dietary Supplements and the High-Performance Athlete

    Ronald J. Maughan;Louise M. Burke;Jiri Dvorak;D. Enette Larson-Meyer

  • Design and analysis of research on sport performance enhancement.

    William G. Hopkins;John A. Hawley;Louise M. Burke

  • Carbohydrates and fat for training and recovery

    Louise M. Burke;Bente Kiens;John L. Ivy

  • IOC consensus statement on relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S): 2018 update.

    Margo Mountjoy;Jorunn Kaiander Sundgot-Borgen;Louise M Burke;Kathryn E Ackerman

  • Caffeine and sports performance.

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  • Timing and distribution of protein ingestion during prolonged recovery from resistance exercise alters myofibrillar protein synthesis

    José L. Areta;Louise M. Burke;Megan L. Ross;Donny M. Camera

  • International Olympic Committee (IOC) Consensus Statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S): 2018 Update

    Margo Mountjoy;Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen;Louise Burke;Kathryn E. Ackerman

  • Clinical Sports Nutrition

    Louise. Burke;Vicki. Deakin

  • Effect of different protocols of caffeine intake on metabolism and endurance performance

    Gregory R. Cox;Ben Desbrow;Paul G. Montgomery;Megan E. Anderson

  • An Integrated, Multifactorial Approach to Periodization for Optimal Performance in Individual and Team Sports.

    Iñigo Mujika;Shona Halson;Louise M. Burke;Gloria Balagué

  • Low carbohydrate, high fat diet impairs exercise economy and negates the performance benefit from intensified training in elite race walkers

    Louise M. Burke;Louise M. Burke;Megan L. Ross;Megan L. Ross;Laura A. Garvican-Lewis;Laura A. Garvican-Lewis;Marijke Welvaert;Marijke Welvaert

  • Muscle glycogen storage after prolonged exercise: effect of the glycemic index of carbohydrate feedings.

    L. M. Burke;G. R. Collier;M. Hargreaves

  • Guidelines for daily carbohydrate intake: do athletes achieve them?

    Louise M. Burke;Gregory R. Cox;Nicola K. Cummings;Ben Desbrow

  • Nutritional Strategies to Promote Postexercise Recovery

    Milou Beelen;Louise M. Burke;Martin J. Gibala;Luc J.C. van Loon

  • Skeletal muscle adaptation and performance responses to once a day versus twice every second day endurance training regimens.

    Wee Kian Yeo;Carl D. Paton;Andrew P. Garnham;Louise M. Burke

  • Methodology review: using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for the assessment of body composition in athletes and active people

    Alisa Nana;Gary J. Slater;Arthur D. Stewart;Louise M. Burke

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Hawley
John A. Hawley Australian Catholic University
Ronald J. Maughan
Ronald J. Maughan University of St Andrews
David B. Pyne
David B. Pyne University of Canberra
Stuart M. Phillips
Stuart M. Phillips McMaster University
Mark Hargreaves
Mark Hargreaves University of Melbourne
Will G. Hopkins
Will G. Hopkins Victoria University
Lawrence L. Spriet
Lawrence L. Spriet University of Guelph
Asker E. Jeukendrup
Asker E. Jeukendrup Loughborough University
Timothy D. Noakes
Timothy D. Noakes University of Cape Town
Andrew M. Jones
Andrew M. Jones University of Exeter

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