Eating Disorders Among Female Athletes

Nowadays, as the science progresses, new researches of diets towards certain sport events have been presented to have the athletes to perform at their best. Such as for track and field, the research shows that the diets for throwers, runners, and jumpers should be different. Also, diets for male athletes and female athletes differ as well. Since males have less problem of burning fat than female athletes, male athletes can get by with certain fatty foods; however, for the females, fat included diets are a no go. Moreover, it is difficult for many of them to obtain or reduce to the "desirable" weight. Thus, majority of them tend to consume less calories than they should each day. As they develop this habit of eating small amount of calories each day, they develop the signs of eating disorder. It is great to see female athletes progress each year and perform at their best. However, they need to know that they should not risk their health to be at the top level.

Kunhee Bang
KIN 338I SEC 04