A focus on low body weight and body fat content, combined with regulations in some weight-
sensitive sports, are considered risk factors for extreme dieting, eating disorders (EDs) and …

Background Eating disorders (ED) and disordered eating (DE) among male elite athletes
share some of the characteristics seen in female elite athletes and the population, but also …

Abstract The Male Athlete Triad is a syndrome of 3 interrelated conditions most common in
adolescent and young adult male endurance and weight-class athletes and includes the …

Objectives Few epidemiological studies have focused on the psychological health of high
level athletes. This study aimed to identify the principal psychological problems encountered …

The female athlete triad (Triad) refers to the interrelationships among energy availability,
menstrual function, and bone mineral density, which may have clinical manifestations …

Objective The objectives of the study were to examine the prevalence of anorexia nervosa
(AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), anorexia athletica (AA), and eating disorders not otherwise …

ABSTRACT MARTINSEN, M., and J. SUNDGOT-BORGEN. Higher Prevalence of Eating
Disorders among Adolescent Elite Athletes than Controls. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 45 …

The purposes of this study were to examine the percentage of female elite athletes and
controls with disordered eating (DE) behavior and clinical eating disorders (EDs), to …

Background: Nutrition fuels optimal performance for athletes. With increased research
developments, numerous diets available, and publicity from professional athletes, a review …

This study represented the first attempt to examine the prevalence of eating disorders in a
large sample of both male and female elite athletes compared to a matched control group of …