1. Thin Build Athletes and Eating Disorders
Athletes in thin build sports are psychologically at risk for developing eating disorders (reference). ... They are at risk for developing eating disorders that range from anorexia to bulimia to binge eating disorders. ... Another drastic effect that an eating disorder has on athletes is the low energy accompanied by an eating disorder; the athlete will be too fatigued to perform to the best of their ability. ... (site) All things considered, simply the dehydration component of bulimia is extraordinarily detrimental. ... There is no biological proof linking eating disorders to the populatio...
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