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Eating Disorders
Researcher developing method to predict eating disorders in female athletes
October 27th, 2005
Approximately 8 million people in the United States have eating disorders, and it is estimated that 19% of college-aged women are bulimic. Athletes, in particular athletes that are in sports that emphasize a lean body or specific appearance, such as dance, gymnastics, figure skating, rowing and swimming, are at a higher risk for eating disorders. Now, a University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) professor is trying to determine psychosocial risk factors for disordered eating habits among female athletes at the college level. Pamela Hinton, assistant professor of nutritional sciences at MU, conducted a study to determine whether the ATHLETE, a written...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-10-27)
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