ArticleBMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation2022
Eating disorder risks and awareness among female elite cyclists: an anonymous survey.
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- Eating attitudes and behaviors characteristics in high-level Kenyan female and male distance runners.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Muscularity-oriented disordered eating: investigating body image concerns and the moderating role of emotion dysregulation in cyclists.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Mental Health Disorders in Ultra Endurance Athletes per ICD-11 Classifications: A Review of an Overlooked Community in Sports Psychiatry.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- "There just isn't any other option-so we just have to put up with it": mental health in women's cycling and the necessity of structural change.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundEating disorders (EDs) are an increasingly recognized concern in professional sports. Previous studies suggests that both female gender and endurance sports put athletes at risk. Female elite cyclists are hence of specific interest. The present study aimed at evaluating the distribution of the individual risk of ED in this group. Further the association between individual risk and both the awareness for the topic ED and the deviation from "normal" weight was depicted.
methodsFemale cyclists registered with the Union Cycliste Internationale were contacted via email or facebook and asked to complete a survey comprising age, weight, the Eating-Attitude-Test (EAT-26), and questions regarding ED awareness. The observed distribution of the EAT-26 score was compared to results from previous studies in normal subjects and athletes. The distribution of the ED awareness was described and ED awareness was correlated with the EAT-26 score. Both the deviation from ideal weight and the body mass index (BMI) were correlated with the EAT-26 score.
resultsOf the 409 registered athletes 386 could be contacted, 122 completed the questionnaire. Age ranged from 20-44yrs, BMI from 17.0 to 24.6 kg/m
conclusionFemale cyclists are at risk of developing ED and they are aware of this risk. To improve their health and well-being, increased efforts to support elite cyclists and their teams in preventive activities and early detection are crucial.
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