NATA Publishes Position Statement On Disordered Eating Among Athletes

A new position statement from the National Athletic Trainers’ Association provides recommendations to prepare certified athletic trainers, other health care providers, sports management personnel, coaches, and parents for the challenges of understanding and working with athletes who have exhibited patterns of disordered eating — which can lead to a clinical diagnosis of anorexia nervosa or bulimia — and to identify those who may be at risk.

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Filed under: Sports Medicine / Fitness on March 15th, 2008