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    Overcoming Eating Disorders: A Simple Guide to Causes, Prevention and Treatments of Eating Disorders in Athletes
    Overcoming Eating Disorders: A Simple Guide to Causes, Prevention and Treatments of Eating Disorders in Athletes
    Overcoming Eating Disorders: A Simple Guide to Causes, Prevention and Treatments of Eating Disorders in Athletes
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    Overcoming Eating Disorders: A Simple Guide to Causes, Prevention and Treatments of Eating Disorders in Athletes

    By Jason B. Tiller

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    Eating disorders and body images problems are quite common among athletes, and this may be a pointer to a bad issue that is often overlooked. Eating disorders have been discovered but most times kept a secret in most sports. It may be undiagnosed or concealed merely due to the competitive nature of the games. Athletes may engage in harmful nutritional practices, strict diets or dietary supplements. Purging, restrictive diets and bingeing have devastating impacts on the general well-being of such people. These acts are carried out to improve their performances, but the results may often prove counterproductive.


    The performance of athletes suffering from eating disorders may spike and then a downhill spiral which leads to further health problems arises. If left untreated or overlooked, it can be life-threatening. Just like these problems are found in the general populace, so it also affects a significant number of athletes. This book aims to bring to the fore simple and easy to practice diagnostic practices for both the athlete, coaches and people around high-performance athletes who are often under significant stress to up their output levels.


    Are you an athlete with symptoms of an eating disorder and you keeping it under wraps?


    Are you a mentor, coach, parent or someone with significant influence over an athlete?


    Get this book now and start the journey towards healing and sustainable performance.


     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPublishdrive
    Release dateApr 14, 2018
    ISBN9781985840447
    Overcoming Eating Disorders: A Simple Guide to Causes, Prevention and Treatments of Eating Disorders in Athletes

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      Overcoming Eating Disorders - Jason B. Tiller

      THIRTEEN

      INTRODUCTION

      The question arises on why should there be such an illness among supposedly top-notch healthy individuals. The occurrence of eating disorders among athletes is quite common, and the prevalence is shocking. Eating disorders among females are as high as 65% while males are at 35%. An in-depth look at sports and athletes with eating disorders have shown that there is an adverse effect on the health and performance of the sportsmen. After the individual must have undergone treatment and returned to the field, performance is reduced, and a general feeling of lethargy always remains. Apart from the apparent physical effects on the performance levels, it is a mental problem pandemic that ranks just behind suicide in the rate of deaths for individuals suffering from psychological and emotional illness. With this facts, studying the occurrence and effects of eating disorders in sports is very pertinent despite the apparent deficiency of information.

      This book has been written with the best interest of athletes and the general populace at all levels who are suffering from the illness and cannot come out openly to seek help. In recent times, a lot of study and considerable medical strides have been made in the field of eating disorders. Also for management and parents on how to spot symptoms early and potential triggers for the condition.

      Nutrients intake is a very significant part of our lives, and the amount we take varies depending on our activities and state of health. Putting into consideration some physical activities and calories burnt by athletes, it is a no-brainer that eating is an essential part of a sportsman everyday program and hence the reason why strict diets are followed which may eventually lead to eating disorders in some. Various eating plans are developed based on the particular need of the athlete which may be to gain

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