The alarming obsession with slimming in endurance sports (Swiss Press Text 2019, by Sebastian Bräuer) - Swiss Press Award
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2019
Sebastian Bräuer
A shockingly large number of professional triathletes, runners, and cyclists suffer from eating disorders. Research has succeeded in persuading affected athletes to speak openly about their problems. In doing so, they are breaking a taboo: the problem is all too often hushed up. Sports physicians consider eating disorders in elite sports to be at least as dangerous as doping. This text is intended to raise awareness.
