Background Risk factors represent a range of complex variables associated with the onset,
development, and course of eating disorders. Understanding these risk factors is vital for the …

Eating disorders are serious mental diseases that frequently appear in female athletes. They
are abnormal eating behaviors that can be diagnosed only by strict criteria. Disordered …

Introduction: The female athlete triad (FAT) is a serious health-related problem that threatens
women who exercise. This condition is an interrelated multifactorial syndrome which …

Albert Einstein said:“The important thing is to never stop questioning.” A group of 11 IOC
authors have called attention, as others in the past, 3 4 to a problem that is wider and more …

In this paper I call for 'new forms of thinking and new ways of theorizing'the complex
relations between the biological and social in sport and physical culture. I illustrate the …

Taking inspiration from Nikolas Rose (2007a, 2007b) and feminist new materialists, this
paper creates space for athletic women's voices of their biological and social bodies, and …

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of disordered eating and possible
health consequences in adolescent female tennis players. This cross-sectional controlled …

This study investigated social physique anxiety (SPA), disturbed eating attitudes and
behaviors (DEAB), and perceived pressure for thin body by the “significant others”(coach …

Emerging evidence suggests controversial results on the associations between sport activity
and eating disorders (EDs). The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship …

Objectives: With the considerable increase of female participation in youth sports, it has
become crucial for medical professionals, coaches and parents to improve their …