Tag: athletica
Consequences of pressure to perform: Anorexia athletica: taboo subject of eating disorders in competitive sports
A sports doctor estimates that between ten and twenty percent of all athletes suffer from an eating disorder. Now activists are breaking their silence. They come from disciplines such as…
Up to 20 percent affected: Anorexia athletica: taboo subject of eating disorders in competitive sports
Up to 20 percent affected Anorexia athletica: taboo topic eating disorders in competitive sports Former gymnast Kim Bui suffered from eating disorders photo © Marijan Murat/dpa Eating disorders are still…