This lack of education and awareness of what to do to help athletes is problematic. And it’s an issue that’s gone on for too long.
—was first published in 2016 to elaborate on how my eating disorder developed as an athlete, and how I recovered.
“The truth is, none of these strategies will solve the problem; they actually risk making it worse by overemphasizing weight or controlling food intake,” Quatromoni says. “The volume of questions on these themes tells me that coaches are in dire need of education on these topics.” Attuning to disordered eating and eating disorders is another responsibility added to the coach’s plate. The good news is that they don’t have to be the experts; they just need to know enough to recognize the warning signs, know when to act, and know where to turn.a coach’s responsibility to know that athletes are vulnerable to physical and emotional distress. We need to reach out to the athletes we suspect may be struggling and connect them to the professional help they need and deserve.
When working with female athletes, it’s important to know that girls losing their menstrual cycle is not normal, nor is it desirable or acceptable. “When this occurs, it is a sign that the body is having a negative physiologic response to undernutrition and/or overtraining, sometimes but not necessarily in the setting of low body weight or significant weight loss,” Quatromoni says.
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