Subtle Accusations

Sometimes it’s the incessant sense of failure with diabetes that gets me down. It’s not so much about strangers making stupid comments, or even me beating myself up for not doing a perfect job of managing my BG levels every day… it’s more abou…

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Male Runners and Eating Disorders Written by Ron A. Thompson, PhD, FAED, CEDS Eating disorders are more prevalent in “lean” sports than “non-lean” sports. Lean sports have traditionally included weight-class, aesthetic, and endurance sports. Distance running has been included with endurance sports, although the term “endurance” has recently been replaced with “gravitational.” Gravitational sports are those in which moving the body against gravity is an integral part of the sport (Sundgot-Borgen et al., 2013). In discussing risk factors for male runners, it is important to understand that the sport of running is not the problem, but rather some of the attitudes, beliefs, and practices often...
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