Athletes with Eating Disorders

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Exercise induced anorexia.
Feel guilty and anxiety if they miss a workout , even for sickness or injury.
Repeatedly exercise beyond requirements for good health, fanatical about diet and weight, take time from work, school and relationships to exercise, strive to master challenges above their level, forget that physical activity can be fun, define self worth in terms of performance, rarely satisfied with athletic achievements, do not savor victory and immediately push to the next challenge, justify excessive behavior by defining themselves as an elite athlete.
http://www.eatingdisordersonline.com/explain/anorathletica.php
People with anorexia athletica live to work out and are constantly tired, depressed and anxious about what they are eating and constantly think about the next time they are able to work out
Major downfall to constant exercise is it can be very damaging to your body. If someone gets a small injury,   and they don’t give it time to heal, it can lead to bigger and more severe injuries. Not only can it damage our bones and muscles but it can constant extreme exercise can put a lot of stress on your heart. Some symptoms include
·   Always talking about their weight, and worrying about their appearance.
·   Weight loss over 5% of normal body weight.
·   Cutting back on calories in their normal diet, not eating foods they normally would.
·   Regular heartburn, constipation, abdominal distention, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.
·   Taking time away from work, school and everyday life to work out.
·   Insisting that their excessive exercising is a healthy behavior, and there is nothing wrong.
·   Fanatic about their next exercise session.
·   Never satisfied with their athletic accomplishments.
·   Displaying other compulsive or eating disorders.

http://www.anorexiareport.com/anorexia-athletica/
Some health consequences of anorexia athletica include increased risk of cardiovascular disease, endocrine abnormalities, in females,... [continues]

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