Dieting to win or to be thin? A study of dieting and disordered eating among adolescent elite athletes and non-athlete controls M Martinsen, S Bratland-Sanda, A K Eriksson, J Sundgot-Borgen Br J Sports Med 2010;44:70-76 doi:10.1136/bjsm.2009.068668 Objective: To examine the prevalence of dieting, reasons for dieting and prevalence of disordered eating among adolescent elite athletes and age-matched controls, and to examine the differences between athletes competing in leanness and non-leanness sports.
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Self-reported disordered eating in adolescent elite athletes
