The athlete’s eating disorders: A systematic review

Abstract

Eating disorders constitute a real problem for society without neglecting athletes between 12 and 17 years of age who, in addition to having to face everything that being a teenager entails, must face the demand of being high-level sports practitioners. The objective of this study is to show which are the most frequent eating behavior disorders in elite athletes between 12 and 17 years of age and how they affect their social life. A systematic review was carried out which took into account the articles on prevalence, incidence and risk factors for ED in athletes between the ages of 12 and 17, published in English and Spanish, in the period between 2015 and 2020 except an article from 2008 that was very relevant. The main results obtained were that it is important to have a timely intervention, that families, sports entities and coaches accompanied by the technical team such as sports psychologist, sports doctor, etc., are informed with prudent data and that especially in training centers In training and high performance sports, efforts are spared to work on psychological aspects related to self-esteem and self-esteem, resulting in the personality of athletes between 12 and 17 years old being built in line with their ideals and dreams to achieve. future for their sake and that of society.