Eating Disorders in Male Athletes.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Eating disorders (EDs) in male athletes are potentially debilitating disorders with significant medical, psychological, and athletic performance consequences.

Evidence acquisition

Searches were performed across PubMed, EBSCOhost, and PSYCinfo from 1990 to 2019. Keywords searched were eating disorder, male, athlete, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, muscularity, muscle dysmorphia, and sports. Search results included articles written in the English language and encompassed reviews, empirical studies, and theoretical articles.

Study design

Clinical review.

Level of evidence

Level 3.

Results

EDs among male athletes may lead to serious negative outcomes, including increased susceptibility to injury, inconsistent performance, problematic

SUBMITTER: Eichstadt M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7787561 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul/Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature