Question

describe the affects of eating disorders on the health athletes. What are the symptoms that may suggest there is a problem? In particular, outline the female athlete traid and its signs and symptoms.

Answer 1

Well there are many eating disorders in athletes because they get to the point that they no longer focus on eating a healthy balanced meal. They start to go for what might give them the best results in their athletic performances. This is why Carbohydrate loading is popular in athletes and the over consumption of protein. Athletes believe that if they eat more protein, it will give better results, but on the contrary too much protein in the body could lead to kidney and liver problems because of the metabolic effort required to use protein for energy.

The Female Athlete Triad

Consist of three conditions;

1. Disordered eating
2. Amenorrhea
3. Osteoporosis

Disordered eating;

When a female athlete is trying to achieve best performance by losing weight. This will result in avoiding certain foods and could possibly lead to Bulimia or anorexia nervosa.

Amenorrhea;

This is when the slowing or the cessation of the menstrual cycle. This is caused by intense exercise and not enough calories intake. Having a good amount of fat is essential for women in order to have a menstrual cycle and to regulate the reproductive system.
So decrease in too much weight = decrease in hormones such as estrogen. (which is bad because women need those hormones to function properly, so a little baby fat is good to have! :) )

Osteoporosis;

Low estrogen levels from little to no fat in the female body will lead to osteoporosis. Unbalanced nutrient will also aid into getting osteoporosis.


Hope this helps. :)

Answer 2

Tysm

Answer 3

You're welcome :)

Answer 4

looks like @Mimi1212 is beating me at these questions lol