Starving to Win: Athletes and Eating Disorders

by Eileen O'Brien and Eileen O'Brien

Many young athletes damage their bodies with severe diets, fasts, and other measures meant to improve their performance or impress the people whose opinions are important to them. Teens who participate in activities such as track, gymnastics, ballet, and wrestling are especially vulnerable to using dangerous means to control their bodies and weight.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823927644
• ISBN13: 9780823927647
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Rosen Publishing Group
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.5" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12