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Assessing Activity-based Anorexia in Mice
Published on: May 14, 2018
[High-level sports and anorexia nervosa]
Guillaume R Coudevylle1, Jean-Pierre Bouchard2
1Université des Antilles, Laboratoire ACTES (EA 3596), 97159 Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France.
Abstract:
Due to intensive physical training, and the pressure exerted by coaches, parents and the athlete him/herself during pre-competitive and competitive periods, a large number of high-level sporting activities can trigger or participate in anorexia nervosa. That said, some of these activities are more likely than others to promote this eating disorder. It is worth highlighting the sports most at risk for the onset or development of anorexia nervosa, and then addressing the means of prevention and regulation adapted to these circumstances.
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