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Article: Body mass index and athletic performance in elite female gymnasts.
- Article from:
- Journal of Sport Behavior
- Article date:
- December 1, 1996
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Recently, considerable emphasis has been given in the literature to eating disorders in athletes (Brownell & Rodin, 1992; Thompson & Sherman, 1993). Much of that emphasis has focused on female gymnasts, presumably because the appearance and performance demands of gymnastics lead these athletes to diet in an effort to attain or maintain suboptimal weights (Rosen & Hough, 1988; Thompson & Sherman, 1993; Yates, 1991). Dieting and attempted weight loss play a critical role in the development of eating disorders (Garfinkel & Garner, 1982; Hsu, 1990). Thus, attempts to lose weight increase the athlete's risk of developing such a disorder.
Concern among female gymnasts ...