Description and Evaluation of Eating Disorders in Elite Athletes (TCA SHN)

Description and Evaluation of Eating Disorders in Elite Athletes

Athletes in particular elite athletes have obsessional food and body concerns, in bond with a worship of the performance more and more invading, which lead to clinical and subclinical eating disorders. These eating disorders differ according to the disciplines and are difficult to diagnose in athletes because there are insufficiently described.

Our aim at estimating the frequency of eating disorders in athletes and describing eating disorders by means of somatic, dietetic and psychological evaluations.

Inclusion Criteria:

• to have at least 12 years
• to be registered on the high level sportsmen list or to be in access to high level sport
• to have obtained the non opposition of the athlete if he is major (if not the legal person in charge of the athlete have to give is non opposition).
• to be affiliated to social security

Exclusion Criteria:

• presenting obvious cognitive disturbance
• not able to understand or/ and to read French language
• pregnant women
• subject under tutelage