Debbie Stanley - Understanding Sports and Eating Disorders
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Published in 2000 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. 29 East 21st Street, New York, NY 10010
Copyright 2000 by Debbie Stanley
First Edition
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Stanley, Debbie Understanding sports and eating disorders / Debbie Stanley. 118 p. : 23 cm. - (A teen eating disorder presention book) Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: Describes how the pressures of sports can contribute to the onset of eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. ISBN 0-8239-2993-0 1. Eating disorders - Juvenile literature 2. Sports - Health aspects - Juvenile literature 11. Eating disorders 2. Sports - Health aspects] I. Title II. Series RC552.E18S73 1999 616.85'26 - dc21 99-49665
Manufactured in the United States of America
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About the Author
Debbie Stanley has a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in industrial and organizational psychology.
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To the athletes mentioned in this book who died in pursuit of perfectionHeidi Guenther, Christy Henrich, Joe LaRosa, Jeff Reese, Billy Jack Saylorand to the thousands of others who have fallen victim to eating disorders.
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Contents
Introduction
1
1. What Is Disordered Eating?
3
2. Who Has an Eating Disorder?
22
3. Building Up, Tearing Down:
38
4. "I'm Running and I Can't Stop": How to Find Help
74
Glossary
102
Where to Go for Help
104
For Further Reading
111
Index
114
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Introduction
Everyone knows that exercise is good for the body. Combined with a well-balanced diet, it is key to maintaining physical as well as mental health. Every day Americans are bombarded with the message that if they don't exercise, they will face serious consequencesfrom poor health to rejection by friends and family.
It is true that exercise is important to physical health. However, failing to exercise or not being very good at a particular sport are not character flaws. It is unfortunate that the original messagethat exercise is valuable to one's healthhas been twisted into a scare tactic that helps sell diet supplements, workout gadgets, and gym memberships. That message leaves many people feeling inadequate no matter how fit they are.
Organized sports hold an important place within America's fitness obsession. Our professional athletes are paid millions of dollars for their physical abilities; our champion amateur athletes are hailed
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as heroes for winning events such as the Rose Bowl and the Olympic Games. Even people who excel at sports on a local level are treated like stars in their schools, communities, and places of employment. Children learn early on that being a member of an athletic team is a good way to earn popularity. Adults see, through events such as company softball games and client golf outings, that athletic prowess is sometimes even rewarded with career advancement.
With so much to gain from fitness and so much to lose without it, it's no wonder that many athletes overexercise or develop eating disorders in an effort to be "the best." But is every person who plays on a team or works out alone at risk? Are some sports more likely to trigger these conditions? Are girls at greater risk than boys? These questions and many others are addressed in this bookand the answers may surprise you.
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1 What Is Disordered Eating?
Everyone eats. It's one trait that all living thingshumans, animals, even plantshave in common. We all simply must take in nutrients to survive. The means by which we accomplish that, however, vary widely.
When the process is working properly, an organism takes in as much nutrition as it needs and converts it to an adequate amount of energy. In human terms, this means that a person eats as many calories as he or she needs and no more, maintaining an ideal body weight and energy level. Unfortunately, this ideal is rarely achieved. Most people struggle to find the right balance, consuming either too many or too few calories, taking in too much fat and sugar and too few vitamins, and exercising either too much or too little. When the nutritional process is out of balance, the result is called disordered eating, and an estimated four out of five people are afflicted by it. Even animals can suffer from disordered eating. When an animal consistently gorges itself and
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