Activities that require revealing clothing often lead to the girls trying to reach weight goals that are too low and unhealthy. Although most are female, males can also develop an eating disorder. The two commonly seen disorders in athletes are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Anorexia is the extreme limit of and obsession with food. The anorexic person s body responds in the same way it does with any other form of starvation.
Weight loss is severe.
She eats very little and often exercises excessively. Amenorrhea and osteoporosis often result from this disorder. Bulimia is more common. Bulimics do not starve themselves. This is often referred to as bingeing and purging.