31^st European Nutrition and Dietetics Conference

Eating Disorders in Athletes 

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Eating Disorder is mainly characterized by abnormal way of eating which negatively affect a person’s mental and physical health. This mental illness has six broad types which include binge eating disorder, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, rumination disorder, restrictive food intake disorder and other specified feeding or eating disorders. This Psychiatric Disorder influence body weight of a person. Anorexia nervosa is relatively common among young women with a risk-group of 15–19 year old girls. Almost 50% of people with eating disorders meet the criteria for depression. Both genetic and environmental factor plays a role in case of Eating Disorder. Treatment includes Counseling, proper diet and medication.