Body composition, body size estimation, and attitudes towards eating in male college athletes

Bibliographic Data

ID19306158
AuthorsMelvin P Enns (St. Lawrence University), A Drewnowski, Joël A Grinker
Year1987
Volume49
Issue1
Pages56-64
Publication date1987-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychosomatic Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-3174 • E-ISSN: 1534-7796
PublisherOvid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1097/00006842-198701000-00005
PMID3823351
OpenAlexW2334848251
LanguageEN
Citations received7

A number of different parameters relating to eating history and body composition were examined in male college athletes during the course of an athletic season. Wrestlers, who often lose weight to meet the requirements of the sport, were compared with other athletes (swimmers, nordic skiers) who typically maintain weight during vigorous training. By the end of the athletic season, the wrestlers had reduced body weights and reported a reduction in caloric intakes. Wrestlers scored higher than swimmers and nordic skiers on scales measuring dietary restraint and attitudes towards eating (EAT). The groups differed primarily on items dealing with fluctuations in body weight and with dieting behaviors. There were no significant differences between groups on the estimates of body size and no effect of seasonal training. However, a small subsample of the wrestlers who scored high on the restraint and EAT scales also showed distortions in estimates of body size. Wrestlers may represent a population at risk for the newly reported sports-induced disturbances in eating

Athletes · Body weight · Dieting · Environmental health · Obesity · Physical therapy · Population · Weight loss · Demography · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Endocrinology · Medicine · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology

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