Among them were proper health and performance balance, nutritional guidance, individual training and education on a more personal level, the creation of an athletic body model, and a sense of student-athlete empowerment. The fact is, student-athletes do not always know how to taper eating habits to perform normal daily functions after their eligibility is over. Football players are specifically trained to eat for size and strength during their playing careers. After school is over, they need to be properly educated that eating for optimum health in life after sports is not the same as eating for competition. Student-athletes feel this important issue needs attention.
All parties agree there is a problem with eating disorders in collegiate competition.
Dewayne Barnes is an assistant athletic trainer at Whittier College and a member of the Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.