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3600235

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-8-7
pubmed:abstractText
We used the Eating Attitudes Test and Eating Disorder Inventory as a measure of the incidence of anorexia nervosa in 125 female distance runners. The incidence of normal eating attitudes symptomatic of anorexia nervosa was 14% (18 runners). Of these, only five runners (4%) also had a low body mass and a past history of amenorrhea and only one subject (0.8%) had been treated for anorexia nervosa. Three of these five runners (60%) were elite marathon runners and one a highly ranked track athlete. The low incidence of anorexia nervosa in the total group does not support the Yates hypothesis that running is an analog of anorexia nervosa and therefore attracts persons with an anorexic personality. However, the study does show that it is the better athletes who are more likely to exhibit the physical and psychological features of anorexia nervosa.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0195-9131
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
213-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Is running an analog of anorexia?: A survey of the incidence of eating disorders in female distance runners.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article