Anorexia | Athletes Are More Vulnerable to Anorexia than Non-Athletes
Liz Applegate is a contributor to Runner’s World magazine.
Summary: Athletes are believed to be more vulnerable to anorexia and other eating disorders than nonathletes. In particular, anorexia tends to strike most often among athletes competing in sports, such as gymnastics, running, and wrestling, that require lean body types. Researchers believe that because of the highly competitive nature of sports, equally competitive participants become obsessed with maximizing their performance. The character traits found in many anorexics, such as...
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