Review
Pediatrics
Ioanna Kontele, Tonia Vassilakou
Summary: Athletes often use harmful weight-control practices in pursuit of ideal weight or body shape, which can lead to disordered eating or eating disorders. Adolescent athletes are more vulnerable to these consequences due to their intensive growth demands and training requirements, putting them at nutritional risk. Studies show that common nutritional risks for adolescent athletes with disordered eating include nutrient deficiencies, dehydration, electrolyte imbalances, changes in body composition, and potential menstrual abnormalities and decreased bone mass density. Educational programs and early detection are crucial in preventing and managing nutrition-related issues in this group.
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Pediatrics
Panagiota Chaikali, Ioanna Kontele, Maria G. Grammatikopoulou, Eleftheria Oikonomou, Theodoros N. Sergentanis, Tonia Vassilakou
Summary: Adolescent classical ballet dancers are at risk of nutritional vulnerability due to their need to maintain a lean body shape during a period of rapid growth. Research on adult dancers has shown a high risk of disordered eating behaviors (DEBs), but there is limited research on adolescent dancers. This study compared body composition, dietary habits, and DEBs between female adolescent classical ballet dancers and their non-dancer peers. Results showed that the dancers had lower weight, BMIs, and body circumferences, along with leaner skinfolds and less fat mass compared to the controls. However, no significant differences were found in eating habits and DEB scores between the two groups, although 23.3% of participants scored >= 20 on the Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26), indicating the presence of DEBs.
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Psychology, Clinical
Donald Gusfa, Ryley Mancine, Samantha Kennedy, Daniyal A. Bashir, Mathew Saffarian
Summary: The study found a relationship between disordered eating and sports injury in adolescent female athletes, but not in males. Screening for disordered eating in athletes is necessary, and those who screen positively should be educated on the risks and potentially referred to a practitioner.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS
(2022)
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Psychology, Developmental
Kimberly B. Glazer, Hannah N. Ziobrowski, Nicholas J. Horton, Jerel P. Calzo, Alison E. Field
Summary: The study found that male weight concerns tend to focus on shape and muscularity rather than thinness. Some males have concerns about weight and disordered eating behaviors during adolescence and young adulthood. Additionally, concerns about muscularity and the use of muscle-enhancing products have an impact on body image and weight control among males.
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
(2021)
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Psychology, Clinical
Taylor L. Rezeppa, Savannah R. Roberts, Anne J. Maheux, Sophia Choukas-Bradley, Rachel H. Salk, Brian C. Thoma
Summary: The quality of parent-adolescent relationships positively influences body esteem in sexual minority adolescent girls, with some aspects of body esteem mediating the relationship between parent-adolescent relationship quality and disordered eating behaviors. Experiences of sexual orientation related victimization are positively associated with caloric restriction, but there is no significant indirect effect through body esteem on disordered eating.
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Psychology, Clinical
Samantha F. Kennedy, Jeffrey Kovan, Emily Werner, Ryley Mancine, Donald Gusfa, Heather Kleiman
Summary: The aim of the study is to validate a screening tool (DESA-6) for identifying DE risk in adolescent athletes. The research is divided into two phases, validating the effectiveness of the DESA-6 through screening high school athletes with EAT-26 and DESA-6, as well as clinical interviews.
JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS
(2021)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Hollie A. Raynor, Suzanne E. Mazzeo, Jessica Gokee LaRose, Elizabeth L. Adams, Laura M. Thornton, Laura J. Caccavale, Melanie K. Bean
Summary: This study found that adolescents in obesity treatment experienced reduced energy intake and improved diet quality, but these changes were not significantly associated with post-treatment eating pathology.
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Behavioral Sciences
Chia-Kuei Lee, Li-Ling Liao
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the relationships among delay discounting, time perspective, and self-schemas with alcohol drinking and disordered eating behaviors in adolescents. The findings suggest that each of the three constructs is independently associated with drinking and disordered eating behaviors, and these associations vary according to the specific type of behavior. Further research on the underlying mechanisms linking these constructs to behaviors can help in developing targeted intervention strategies.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Rasa Jankauskiene, Migle Baceviciene
Summary: The aim of this study was to examine the moderating role of body appreciation in the relationship between media pressures, internalization of appearance ideals, and disordered eating in adolescents. The findings showed that body appreciation moderated the associations between media pressures and internalization of appearance ideals as well as between internalization of appearance ideals and disordered eating in girls. In boys, body appreciation moderated only the association between media pressures and disordered eating.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Duckhyun Jo, Samuel D. Spencer, Akihiko Masuda
Summary: This study examined whether different facets of mindfulness would moderate the relationship between disordered eating cognition and behavior in women. The results showed that acting with awareness and describing attenuated this relationship, while observing amplified it.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
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Psychology, Clinical
Yuri-Grace B. Ohashi, Shirley B. B. Wang, Rebecca M. M. Shingleton, Matthew K. K. Nock
Summary: This study investigated how female adolescent ballet dancers construct body ideals and how their social identities interact with body ideals to confer risk for disordered eating. The findings showed that more severe body dissatisfaction was associated with increased disordered eating thoughts and behaviors, except for muscle building. Furthermore, strongly identifying as a ballet dancer was correlated with having a smaller ideal body size.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS
(2023)
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Psychology, Clinical
Celeste Sangiorgio, Sarah R. Blackstone, Lynn K. Herrmann
Summary: The study found that most college students recognize that their peers have a problem, but not all of them believe that the problem is disordered eating; nearly a quarter (22%) of students expressed discomfort in talking to peers about disordered eating. The majority of students proposed vague or nonproblem-related intervention strategies (62%), followed by emotion-focused strategies (22.5%), or body and behavior-focused strategies (15%).
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS
(2021)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Cynthia Yoon, Dan Mai, Kush Kinariwala, Tracey Ledoux, Randi Betts, Craig Johnston
Summary: This study found that female college students are more likely to engage in disordered eating behaviors than male college students, and there are varying levels of disordered eating behaviors among college students of different ethnic/racial backgrounds. However, there were no differences in intuitive eating behaviors by sex, but there were differences based on ethnicity/race.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
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Behavioral Sciences
Kai S. Thomas, Marc O. Williams, Ross E. Vanderwert
Summary: The study found associations between disordered eating, anxiety, and depression in preadolescent children. Gender did not have a significant moderating effect on these associations. Early detection is crucial for preventing the development of mental health issues.
BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Carlo Ripoli, Maria Rossella Ricciardi, Ester Zuncheddu, Maria Rosaria Angelo, Anna Paola Pinna, Daniela Ripoli
Summary: Disordered eating behaviors are common in adolescents with type 1 diabetes, and emotional eating is associated with metabolic control and higher HbA1c and cholesterol levels. DEB patients have higher emotional eating scores, and disinhibition is the most common disordered eating behavior.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Sport Sciences
Celeste Geertsema, Liesel Geertsema, Abdulaziz Farooq, Joar Haroy, Chelsea Oester, Alexis Weber, Roald Bahr
Summary: The study assessed knowledge, beliefs and practices of elite female footballers regarding injury prevention by sending a survey to players participating in the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019. Results showed that players had good knowledge of injury risks and identified several important risk factors including low muscle strength, poor pitch quality, playing on artificial turf, too much training, reduced recovery and hard tackles. Despite a lack of permanent medical staff in their domestic clubs, over 75% of players had received injury prevention advice and more than 80% performed injury prevention exercises.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2021)
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Sport Sciences
Dustin Nabhan, David Taylor, Melie Lewis, Roald Bahr
Summary: The periodic health evaluation practices of the top performing National Olympic Committees are diverse and include elements such as health history, laboratory studies, cardiovascular screening, and assessments of movement capacity. The top three risk factors for future injury were found to be previous injury, age, and training experience. Further research is needed to link PHEs to injury prevention.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2021)
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Sport Sciences
Eirik Halvorsen Wik, Lorenzo Lolli, Karim Chamari, Olivier Materne, Valter Di Salvo, Warren Gregson, Roald Bahr
Summary: The study found that older age groups had higher overall injury incidence, while the U16 age group experienced the greatest injury burden. In the older age groups, muscle injuries had higher incidence and burden, while physeal injuries had lower rates. Joint sprains and bone stress injuries were most common in the U16, U17, and U18 age groups, with U16 players experiencing the largest burden.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2021)
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Sport Sciences
Montassar Tabben, Cristiano Eirale, Gurcharan Singh, Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari, Jan Ekstrand, Hakim Chalabi, Roald Bahr, Karim Chamari
Summary: A study on injury and illness epidemiology in professional Asian football found that the injury incidence during matches was significantly higher than during training, with ACL ruptures and hamstring strains causing the most burden. The overall injury incidence in professional Asian football is similar to that reported from Europe, with a high rate of ACL ruptures and hamstring injuries, suggesting a need for further investigation.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2022)
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Sport Sciences
Argyro Kotsifaki, Rod Whiteley, Sam Van Rossom, Vasileios Korakakis, Roald Bahr, Vasileios Sideris, Philip Graham-Smith, Ilse Jonkers
Summary: Significant differences were observed in kinematics, joint moments, and joint work contribution between the involved and uninvolved legs of athletes after ACLR, as well as between ACLR athletes and healthy controls. Athletes after ACLR achieved high limb symmetry in hop distance, but lower symmetry in knee work during propulsion. They compensated for this by increased hip work contribution and landing with more hip flexion, anterior pelvis tilt, and trunk flexion.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2022)
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Sport Sciences
Argyro Kotsifaki, Sam Van Rossom, Rod Whiteley, Vasileios Korakakis, Roald Bahr, Vasileios Sideris, Ilse Jonkers
Summary: Male athletes after ACL reconstruction still exhibit knee biomechanical deficits during vertical jumps, and vertical performance metrics like jump height can better evaluate these deficits.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Kathrin Steffen, Benjamin Clarsen, Hilde Gjelsvik, Lars Haugvad, Anu Koivisto-Mork, Roald Bahr, Hilde Moseby Berge
Summary: Over five consecutive Paralympic Games cycles, nearly two out of five elite Norwegian Para athletes reported at least one health problem. Athletes with neurological impairments lost an average of 10 days per year due to respiratory problems, while those with musculoskeletal impairments lost 9 days. Gastrointestinal problems caused a time loss of on average 4 days per year in athletes with neurological impairments versus 1 day in athletes with musculoskeletal impairments.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2022)
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Sport Sciences
Robin Vermeulen, Rod Whiteley, Anne D. van der Made, Nicol van Dyk, Emad Almusa, Celeste Geertsema, Stephen Targett, Abdulaziz Farooq, Roald Bahr, Johannes L. Tol, Arnlaug Wangensteen
Summary: Accelerating the introduction of lengthening exercises does not improve the time to return to sport or the risk of reinjury in male athletes with hamstring injuries.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2022)
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Sport Sciences
Daniel Hoseth Nilsen, Ove Furnes, Gard Kroken, Trude Eid Robsahm, Marianne Bakke Johnsen, Lars Engebretsen, Lars Nordsletten, Roald Bahr, Stein Atle Lie
Summary: The study found that being an elite athlete is associated with an increased risk of undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) compared to the general population. High joint impact sport disciplines are associated with an increased risk of THA for male athletes.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
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Sport Sciences
Markus Walden, Margo Mountjoy, Alan McCall, Andreas Serner, Andrew Massey, Johannes L. Tol, Roald Bahr, Michel D'Hooghe, Natalia Bittencourt, Francesco Della Villa, Michiko Dohi, Gregory Dupont, Mark Fulcher, Dina Christina (Christa) Janse van Rensburg, Donna Lu, Thor Einar Andersen
Summary: Several sports have published consensus statements on epidemiological studies of football injuries and illnesses. The International Olympic Committee recently released a general consensus statement and encouraged the development of sport-specific extensions. FIFA's Medical Scientific Advisory Board established a panel to review literature and conduct a consensus meeting, resulting in a comprehensive football-specific extension.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
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Sport Sciences
Roula Kotsifaki, Vasileios Sideris, Enda King, Roald Bahr, Rod Whiteley
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the status of athletes during vertical jump testing at return to sport after ACL reconstruction (ACLR). The results showed that athletes still presented significant asymmetries during all vertical jump tests at the time of return to sport, especially in the concentric impulse. Clinicians should focus on restoring symmetry and improving absolute performance metrics to reduce injury risk and enhance overall athletic performance.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
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Sport Sciences
Cecilie Benedicte Isern, Jo Kramer-Johansen, Ingvild Tjelmeland, Roald Bahr, Hilde Moseby Berge
Summary: A study in Norway found that the incidence of exercise-related sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in the young population was significantly lower than that of non-exercise-related SCA. The exercise-related SCA rate was 0.8 per 100,000 person-years, while the non-exercise-related SCA rate was 7.8 per 100,000 person-years.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS
(2023)
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Sport Sciences
Montassar Tabben, Evert Verhagen, Marit Warsen, Mokthar Chaabane, Yorck Schumacher, Khalid Alkhelaifi, Bahar Hassanmirzaei, Roald Bahr, Karim Chamari, Caroline Bolling
Summary: This qualitative study explored the experience and opinions of professional football stakeholders regarding injuries, their prevention, and the implementation of preventive measures. The findings highlight the importance of teamwork, trust, and communication in successful injury prevention. The fitness coach plays a vital role as a bridge between the medical team and the head coach.
BMJ OPEN SPORT & EXERCISE MEDICINE
(2023)
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Sport Sciences
Roar Amundsen, Solveig Thorarinsdottir, Benjamin Clarsen, Thor Einar Andersen, Merete Moller, Roald Bahr
Summary: This study describes the prevalence, incidence, and burden of all health problems in the Norwegian women's premier league. The findings show that one in five players had a health problem negatively affecting their training volume or performance at any time. Sudden-onset injuries were the most severe health problems, with thigh injuries being the most common and knee injuries, especially ACL injuries, being the most severe.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
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Sport Sciences
Roar Amundsen, Janita Saether Heimland, Solveig Thorarinsdottir, Merete Moller, Roald Bahr
Summary: This study examined the effects of high-volume and low-volume training with the Nordic hamstring exercise on female football players. The results showed that both groups improved their maximal eccentric force, but there were no significant differences in strength, jump height, and sprint performance.
TRANSLATIONAL SPORTS MEDICINE
(2022)