In many sports, athletes with low body weight have a distinct advantage over their
opponents; however, this advantage can easily turn into a noticeable disadvantage because …

A growing body of evidence suggests that the prevalence of eating disorders and excessive
concerns regarding body weight in certain subpopulations of female athletes are increasing …

ABSTRACT BACHNER-MELMAN R., AH ZOHAR, RP EBSTEIN, Y. ELIZUR, and N.
CONSTANTINI. How Anorexic-like Are the Symptom and Personality Profiles of Aesthetic …

Feast or Famine: Eating Disorders in Athletes Page 1 Feast or Famine: Eating Disorders in
Athletes James S. Thornton Losing weight to improve perfonnance is commoneven …

Over the last two decades an increasing amount of research has begun to examine the
issue of eating disorders in athletes. While a number of studies in this area have been …

This chapter has two main goals:(a) to promote an understanding among helping
professionals of the special issues related to weight management in the sporting community …

In brief: Research has indicated that 4% to 19% of female college students have eating
disorders such as anorexia nervosa, anorexia athletica, or bulimia. To determine the extent …

Research is reviewed indicating that certain athletes, particularly those in sports that
emphasize leanness to enhance performance or appearance (eg, gymnastics, wrestling …

Almost all athletes at some point in their careers are concerned about controlling their body
weight (Smith, 1984). Weight loss or gain is a beneficial and appropriate part ofa well …

Competitive sport has been under increasing discussion as a possible favourable factor in
the development of eating disorders among children and adolescents. The aim of this study …