1. Thin Build Athletes and Eating Disorders
Starvation leads to low bone density and eventually osteoporosis placing the athletes at greater risk for stress fractures and injuries thwarting their performance. ... This means that without a blood test a deficiency is often undetected until it is at a dangerously low level and too, this condition can also occur at any stage of a bulimics illness. ... In the bulimic sub type where over exercising is the method of compensating for the excess calories from a binge is, the individual is in fact just putting themselves at a greater risk for injury and stress fractures related to their sport a...
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