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TEEN FITNESS CONCERNS
Eating Disorders
Weight lifters, body builders, gymnasts, wrestlers and jockeys are all at a higher risk for eating disorders. While most people who suffer from eating disorders are in their late teens and early twenties, eating disorders are affecting people at younger ages more than ever before.
Eating disorders are usually related to emotional problems. Most eating disorders generally start with a weight-loss diet that started just before or after:
· Major life changes like going to a new school or the onset of puberty
· Serious family problems such as divorce or drug and alcohol abuse by a family member
· Trauma such as sexual, physical and verbal abuse
The three main types of eating disorders are:
Anorexia Nervosa
As an eating disorder, anorexia nervosa is complicated as well as dangerous.
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