April 2024 - National Alliance for Eating Disorders

Let’s Talk About Eating Disorders and Athletes

These days, when someone mentions the benefits of sports or athletics, the conversation almost always hits the same few points:

Our relationships with our bodies are deeply personal, constantly shifting and evolving throughout our lifetimes. If you have lived experience

Eating disorders are serious conditions that can affect anyone, regardless of gender, age, body size, and socioeconomic background. Eating disorders

Note: In this blog, we use identity-first language (e.g., “an autistic individual”) to reflect those who embrace autism as an