Extreme Athletes?

You know the athletes (like, olympic level) with extremely low body fat? How is that still considered healthy? For example, the elite triathletes have extremely low bf% (I mean, look at them!), would the women still get their periods at that point? Would it be considered healthy?

Bump, anyone?

At this level there are several things to consider and it's really a matter of weighing the benefits vs negatives. Having a very low body fat can be a negative and isn't necessarily the healthiest, but being an elite endurance athlete they are also very fit and very active and likely eat extremely well.

I would say the benefits outweigh the risks.