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Topic: Journey - October 05 2021
You Are More Than Your Eating Disorder

Struggling with an eating disorder is not uncommon amongst girls and women in sport. D1 Runner Emma Tavella shares her journey with us while VIS Expert™ Maddie Alm gives us some resources to overcome these struggles.

By: Paige Carter

VIS Creator

& Maddie Alm, RD

VIS Expert

Topic: Journey

October 05 2021

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Forty-seven percent of athletes deal with eating disorders or disordered eating. While many suffer in silence, this is a struggle many female athletes face. VIS Expert™, nutritionist and professional runner Maddie Alm shares that eating disorders are very prevalent amongst athletes and are in fact growing at an alarming rate due to social media.   Alm says that certain characteristics of athletes are what make make eating disorders so prevalent in our community. “Most athletes have ...
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