Eating Disorders in Athletes

How would you feel if your life was based around a sport? How would you feel if you were told by your coach that the only way you would improve was if you lost a considerable amount of weight? This very thing happened to me, and has happened to many other athletes all around the world. Eating disorders are very prevalent among people who are heavily into sports. The results are fast and rewarding, but …

…sensitive to the role they play in focusing undue attention on weight and body image. They should also be discouraged to make jokes about weight in groups, use one athlete's body composition as a model for others, and make designating team weight goals. They are suppose to be the voice of reason and the person an athlete goes to for advice and support, not the person who ends up hurting them in the long run.