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Author Otis, Carol L.

Title The athletic woman's survival guide : how to win the battle against eating disorders, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis / Carol L. Otis, Roger Goldingay
Published Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [2000]
©2000

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 MELB  617.1027082 Oti/Aws  AVAILABLE
Description xii, 262 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents Ch. 1. Why the Triad Now? Developing a Positive Body Image -- Ch. 2. Thin Is In: Disordered Eating -- Ch. 3. Dying To Be Thin: Anorexia Nervosa -- Ch. 4. Out of the Kitchen and Into the Closet: Bulimia Nervosa -- Ch. 5. The Power of Your Period: Amenorrhea -- Ch. 6. Old Bones in Young Women: Osteoporosis -- Ch. 7. Getting Help: Teamwork for Success -- Ch. 8. Peak Performance: Preventing the Triad
Summary Offers information on training, keeping mentally and physically fit, eating healthy, and developing self-confidence to help women avoid the triad of eating disorders, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Women athletes -- Health and hygiene.
Women athletes -- Diseases.
Eating disorders.
Amenorrhea.
Osteoporosis in women.
Feeding and Eating Disorders.
Women's Health.
Amenorrhea.
Osteoporosis.
Sports.
Genre/Form Popular works
Popular works.
Author Goldingay, Roger.
LC no. 99055550
ISBN 0736001212