Background A range of nutrition education strategies are used to assist athletes to improve
nutrition knowledge. Evaluation of nutrition education interventions guides the delivery of …

Appropriate dietary intake has been found to positively impact athletes' performance, body
composition and recovery from exercise. Strategies to optimise dietary intake often involve …

Los trastornos de la conducta alimentaria se presentan con relativa frecuencia en deportes
en los que es importante el control del peso corporal, tales como gimnasia rítmica, patinaje …

This paper explores what is perceived and believed to be an ideal ballet body by young
ballet dancers. Such bodily belief becomes, in Pierre Bourdieu's terms, a core part of a ballet …

This study examined the weight pressures within the gymnastics environment and explored
associations between these pressures and eating disorder (ED) symptoms in adolescent …

Ballet dancers have on average a low bone mineral content (BMC), with elevated fracture-
risk, low body mass index (BMI) for age (body mass index, kg/m2), low energy intake, and …

The objective of the present study was to assess factors predicting eating disorder risk in a
sample of undergraduate students. A structured questionnaire was employed on a random …

Background Stress and negative emotions have been shown to be critical factors in inducing
overeating as a form of maladaptive coping in obese people. Methods The present study …

Background The study aimed to i) assess nutritional knowledge in female athletes
susceptible to the Female Athlete Triad (FAT) syndrome and to compare with controls; and ii) …

The purpose of this investigation was to develop, implement, and evaluate a theoretically
based nutritional education intervention through a DVD lecture series (three 30-minute …