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August 14th, 2008

An excellent post on Olympic gymnasts and eating disorders

After my last post, I started poking around the web and came across this great post about eating disordered gymnasts.  It’s great reading for anyone interested in the topics of professional (or amateur, I suppose) gymnastics, anorexia and bulimia.
Tags: Anorexia, Bulimia, eating disordered gymnasts, eating-disorders, gymnasts, Olympic gymnasts

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August 14th, 2008

The ugly, eating disordered world of Olympic gymnasts

If I told you that many professional gymnasts struggled with eating disorders, you wouldn’t be surprised, would you?  But what if I told you that plenty of their coaches, instead of showing concern, actually promote disorders like anorexia and bulimia?
According to the book “Chalked Up” by Jennifer Sey, a former American gymnast, both coaches and parents can be […]

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