Eating Disorders In Sport Research Articles

Canadian national sport organisations’ eating disorder-related policies and practice guidelines: a summative content analysis

ABSTRACT Athletes are at significant risk of developing eating disorders (EDs). To address EDs in sport, policies can support the prevention, management, and return to sport following EDs. Although Canadian National Sport Organisations (NSOs) must comply with a universal code of conduct to address maltreatment in sport, there may be a need for additional policies and guidelines to address EDs. The purpose of this study was to examine the scope and content of ED-related policies and practice guidelines within Canadian NSOs. We searched all publicly available policy and guideline documents from Canada’s 64 NSOs and screened them for keywords related to disordered eating, body image, nutrition, diet, and exercise, yielding 98 policies and 39 guidelines. We conducted a summative content analysis to examine the contextual use of our keywords and the sociocultural implications of such use. No NSO had specific policy or practice guidelines addressing EDs. Policies described body shaming-related maltreatment using standard language from the universal code of conduct. Within guidelines, ED-related topics were discussed in relation to mental health, athlete development, nutrition, coaching female athletes, positive body image, and weight management. Comparing content within policies and guidelines revealed a lack of coherence, wherein policies outlined ‘what not to do’ but guidelines did not provide adequate guidance on ‘what to do’, drawing instead on weight-normative and gendered discourse to address ED topics. This study provides insight into the current state of systemic (in)action surrounding EDs in Canadian sport and serves as a preliminary step towards the development of ED policy.

The Effect of Sudden Weight Loss During Competitions For Young Weightlifters in (RMR) and the Concentration of (Sodium-Potassium) Salts in the Blood

The study aimed to identify the level of the weight difference between young weightlifters when a suddendrop occurred during the competition period, to identify the level of (RMRF) difference in the concentrationof salts (sodium - potassium) in their blood during this period, and to identify the effect, relationshipand contribution of sudden weight loss during this period. The period of competition in (RMR) and theconcentration of (sodium potassium-) salts in their blood, and they adopted the descriptive method ofrelational relations on weightlifting youth (18) - 20 years under the weight category 69 kg were chosenrandomly and (20) weight lifter, as That the number of those who lost weight unapproved is (12) weightliftersmake up the percentage (22.917%) from the origin of their community. Fitmate pro) at rest time after weightloss, at rest time after weight loss, and withdrawing (5 cc) of blood every before and after intentional weightloss to measure sodium and potassium cytokine by laboratory examination, and the researcher verified thatthe data were processed by the cyst system Statistical Abstract (SPSS) for conclusions and extrapolationsBikat that the process of sudden weight loss is associated with a negative relationship in the level of (RMR)and the concentration of salts (sodium - potassium) in the blood, and affects and contributes to reducing thelevels of young Al Rafi’i for weightlifting during the competition period, and it is necessary to nurture thecoaches to support the culture of the ideal weight and the true athlete of the youth of Al Rafei to lift Weights,as can be the coaches who influence them a lot. To prevent sudden weight loss disorder, they should reducethis phenomenon, which can easily cause eating disorders, as can those in charge of men’s tournaments.Agement at the local weightlifting association and its training, providing advice to the youth eye class on theunhealthy DONC weight loss, if there are no other professionals who can intervene (physiologists, doctors ...and others), it is necessary for the basic trainers to have the information. Correct information about the risksof eating disorders in sport and to be fully aware of the symptoms and consequences, to be able to act andbuild a level of preventive discoveries for the relevant predictions and to take the necessary steps when theseproblems arise, and whoever learns adequately about nutrition supervises the diet and gives Lempid tips toreduce Weight healthily for the prevention and treatment of eating disorders and counseling (for example,when an athlete needs to lose a kilo or more of body weight).

Athletes’ Body Talk: The Role of Contextual Body Image in Eating Disorders as Seen Through the Eyes of Elite Women Athletes

The aim of the study was to investigate if and how body image, taken from a contextual perspective, contributes to the eating disorder history. This qualitative study investigated the process of eating disorder development in eight elite women athletes in at-risk sports. The results showed that the relationship between eating disorder symptomatology and the sports environment was clearly recognized by the elite women athletes. Contextual body image, more specifically negative body-evaluations and upward body comparisons, appeared as an important factor in the development of eating disorders, particularly in the athletic context. It became clear that the two aesthetic and two endurance athletes as well as the two weight-class athletes in rowing described quite negative body evaluations in the context of sport, while some of them also recognized an impact of body image experiences in daily life. However, for both judokas, their eating disorder had nothing to do with their body image but was attributed to the weight-classes in their sport and accompanying weight making. Several unique trajectories and individual eating disorder histories were distinguished which confirms the value of taking a qualitative approach in investigating eating disorders in sport. We also discovered links between what the athletes had reported as contributors to their eating disorder history and how they told their stories by combining content analysis and narrative inquiry. Furthermore, the present study also highlights several critical aspects for prevention and treatment that should support sport federations and clinical sport psychologists in taking appropriate actions to deal more effectively with eating disorders in athletes.

Eating disorders in sport: Review of prevalence, risk factors, and studies of eating disorders in highly competing athletes

Ismailova Dilyara, Gazdowska Zuzanna. Eating disorders in sport: Review of prevalence, risk factors, and studies of eating disorders in highly competing athletes. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2016;6(6):351-358. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.55703 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/3588 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 755 (23.12.2015). 755 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7 © The Author (s) 2016; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 05.05.2016. Revised 25.05.2016. Accepted: 10.06.2016. Eating disorders in sport: Review of prevalence, risk factors, and studies of eating disorders in highly competing athletes Dilyara Ismailova University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland Zuzanna Gazdowska University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland Dilyara Ismailova University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland mgr Zuzanna Gazdowska University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland; zgazdowska@swps.edu.pl Abstract In today’s society, where thinness is idealized and correlates with good personal characteristics, people resort to different actions in order to comply with social norms. Athletes do not differ; they face the same issue of body image and weight concerns as the rest of the society. In addition to general factors of eating disorders, they have an extra pressure from their sport environment to maintain certain body weight and body measurements. This type of pressure puts them in the high-risk zone for developing clinical eating disorders (Brownell, 1991; Byrne & McLean, 2002; Rodin & Larson, 1992; Smolak, Murnen, & Ruble, 2000). Numerous studies investigated this problem related to variety of risk factors (Krentz & Warschburger, 2011; Picard, 1999; Sundgot-Borgen, 1994). This paper is focused on reviewing the available and newest literature on prevalence, risk factors, and consequences of eating disorders in sport, specifically among elite athletes. Key words: eating disorders, eating disorders in sport, sport psychology.

Exploring attitudes toward eating disorders among elite athlete support personnel.

To date, little is known about the beliefs, attitudes, and experiences of athlete support personnel (ASP) working in elite sport toward disordered eating (DE) and eating disorders (EDs). This study seeks to explore this area of mental health, employing an attribution model of stigma as a conceptual lens. Interviews were undertaken with 14 service providers (seven males and seven females) working in high-performance sport in Ireland. In contrast to previous research in the general population, findings revealed that sport-based personnel, in the main, did not hold the individual responsible for the development of their eating disorder. The predominant emotional response of those who had worked with an athlete with a known or suspected eating disorder was anxiety and worry. In line with the findings of previous studies with other health professionals, negative views on the prognosis of those with EDs were expressed by the ASP. Furthermore, confidentiality was found to be a significant barrier to bringing athletes' disclosure of problematic eating or exercise behavior to the fore. The findings of this study add to the limited research exploring attitudes toward EDs in sport and highlights the importance of greater education and openness toward this particular mental health problem.

Responding to eating disorders in sport – UK guidelines

Purpose – Eating disorders are common in sporting populations. They have an adverse effect on athletic performance and can represent a serious health problem. Many practitioners who work with athletes require guidance on how best to respond to these problems. The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of what can be done to address the problem of eating disorders in a high performance sports environment.Design/methodology/approach – Three clinicians (a psychiatrist, dietitian and psychologist) with many years experience of working in a sports environment were tasked with drafting guidelines relevant to elite sport in consultation with a senior sports physician. The group met on three occasions and corresponded by e‐mail over a 15‐month period. Existing guidelines and literature were reviewed and adapted to the UK high performance sports environment. The guideline was targeted at all practitioners, including coaches, who work in this setting and comments were invited from national sports institute...

The eating disorders in sports – sport in eating disorders

The current study presents one of the underprivileged populations of the national epidemiological scientific literature by the eating disorders. THE PURPOSE OF STUDY: Based on a review of selected publications over the past 10 years, the author summarizes definitions of the anorexia athletica and the female athlete triad. Analysis of the international epidemiological data. The base definitions were more exact: the symptoms of anorexia athletica became differentiated, and the data of epidemiological studies were standing between smaller ranges. The "athlete triad" concept has got a new interpretation. The strong correlation of eating disorders with excessive physical activity and sport underlines the significant role of the weight loss method among diagnostical criteria of eating disorders. Among sportsmen, eating disorders have a higher prevalence (23-25%).