1. Eating Disorders in Sports

2. Eating Disorders
“Serious conditions related to persistent eating behaviors that negatively impact your health, your emotions and your ability to function in important areas of life”

3. 10-15% of Americans Suffer from some type of eating disorder!vs
8 per 100,000 women suffer from per 200 women suffer
Anorexia Nervosa from Anorexia Nervosa
1% of women suffer from Bulimia % of women suffer from Bulimia
10-15% of Americans Suffer from some type of eating disorder!

4. Eating Disorders Have No Gender
1 in 10 people with an eating disorder are male
Male athletes can sustain a lower body fat percentage without being unhealthy
Usually develop eating disorders due to psychological problems
Women develop disorders because they cannot sustain a low amount of body fat and remain healthy. Risk developing Amenorrhea
Women more commonly develop disorders due to stress and negative emotions

6. Athletes at Risk
Athletes are at a higher risk for developing eating disorders
Specifically athletes involved in individual sports focused on weight or aesthetics
Runners, Wrestlers, Gymnasts, Dancers, Figure Skaters
Performance thinness: Trying to achieve the lowest amount of body fat to improve athleticism
Appearance Thinness: Act of rewarding an athlete because of how thin they are
Team sports focus less on the individual and often promote more of a varying range of body types (ex. American Football)

7. The Media’s Influence Male Athletes Female Athletes
Need to be the biggest and best to be recognized and make profit
Looks are as important as talent in order to make money
Female Athletes
Pressure by society's view of the “perfect body”
Big Breasts, butt, lips, and tiny waist

8. Preventing Eating Disorders
Doctors and Sports Medicine Team
Most directly involved with one’s health
Can tell the athlete if they can play or not
Parents and Administrators
Responsible to help educate and support
Should know the warning signs
Teammates
Support system and encouragement

9. Noah Syndergaard: Giving star players too much control?
GM : “I can’t tie him down and throw him in the tube”