|  |  | September 9, 2009  More and more women are becoming involved in sports on all levels: tennis, cheer leading, gymnastics, basketball, volleyball, weight training. With this, comes the drive to not only be better but to look thin and fit while doing it. Some experts believe this added pressure of performance and appearance may give to rise to symptoms of eating disorders in female athletics and women who exercise regularly.
"As women's participation in athletics increases, so too does the need for awareness of the link between eating disorders and sports participation among women. Coaches and athletic departments should consider consulting with clinicians to implement prevention and monitoring programs for the female athletes and independent exercisers at their universities," according to Jill Holm-Denoma, University of Denver.
She led a study of 274 female college students separated according to the following categories.
1. Varsity athletes (two hours exercise daily)
2. Club athletes (sports four times weekly)
3. Independent exercisers (worked out on their own at least 3 times weekly)
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