Eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, can have devastating
effects on both the health and performance of athletes. Compared to non-athletes, both …

Abstract Background Disordered Eating (DE) shows a strong association with athletics and
can lead to several negative mental and physical health effects. Traditionally, sports have …

The prevalence of disordered eating and eating disorders vary from 0–19% in male athletes
and 6–45% in female athletes. The objective of this paper is to present an overview of eating …

Sport participation and exercise practice are considered to be beneficial for mental status,
yielding an improved mood and better quality of life. On the other hand, good mental fitness …

Mental health in elite sport is receiving more publicity due to an increase in male athletes
sharing their personal experiences. Sports injury is recognised as the major risk factor for …

Female athletes experience pressure to conform to social and sporting norms concerning
body weight. This study compared general and sporting body dissatisfaction and disordered …

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 …

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

Dieting is an important risk factor for disordered eating and eating disorders. Disordered
eating occurs on a continuum from dieting and restrictive eating, abnormal eating behavior …

Objective There is ongoing discussion about whether sports participation is a risk or
protective factor for eating disorders (EDs). Research is mixed, with some studies …