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Although many athletes initially experience an improvement in sports performance with weight loss, this improvement is generally short lived if it was due to a drastic reduction in food intake. A major decrease in food consumption depletes energy ...
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It is unclear whether athletes in general are at greater risk of developing eating disorders than are the nonathlete population. In a study of both athletes and non-athletes it was found that the risk for developing eating disorders was not relate...
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Generalised anxiety disorder is a persistent and common disorder, in which the patient has unfocused worry and anxiety that is not connected to recent stressful events, although it can be aggravated by certain situations. This disorder is twice as common in women than it is in men.
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