Good+Nutrition+for+Athletes

==**__ Signs of Improper Athletic Eating Habits __** ==
 *  Extreme weight loss over a short period of time
 * Amenorrhea
 * Loss of menstrual period
 * Excessive exercise
 * Example: On the baseball team and told to run a mile every other day. The athlete will then go over the limit that the coach set for milage.
 * Improper dieting practices
 * Example: The use of laxatives, purging, and the restriction of food in order to loss weight.
 * Unrealistic sports goals
 * Too high of expectations over a short amount of time.

Of 562 female athletes - - 58% are at risk for developing an eating disorder <span style="color: #c83c46; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 25px;">9% warrant professional attention (1)

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #c83c46; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 25px;">Of 833 male athletes - - <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #c83c46; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 25px;">38% are at risk <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #c83c46; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 25px;">1% warrant attention (1)

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__Resources__ <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">(1) http://www.healthywithin.com/athletes_and_ed.htm