Nicole Cooper
Nov 9, 2021

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Yep. As someone who was part of the athletic world, I can tell you firsthand some athletes have a very messed up relationship with food because they’re in a sport where size "matters" and/or the sport’s uniform is tight, revealing clothing. This causes some to go through drastic measures to stay lean/lose weight quickly, which puts them at risk for very harmful things like RED-S or females specifically, the female athlete triad, can have long term effects on the body (and prematurely end their athletic career) if one trains in this condition for a long time.

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Nicole Cooper
Nicole Cooper

Written by Nicole Cooper

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