Screening Athletes for Eating Disorders
Updated: Mar 23
How do you know if the athletes you work with have an eating disorder?
Dietitians are expected to screen the athletes they support to better assess who they’re working with. Often, those early screening questionnaires or first meetings between the athlete and dietitian would include questions surrounding body weight or composition goals, if the athlete takes supplements, and include a 24-hour recall of what the athlete eats. Those screens also include clinical concerns, including the risk for or presence of eating disorders (ED), disordered eating (DE), low energy availability (LEA), and relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs).
This article is going to cover the following:
Understanding the population a survey is validated in and why this matters.
Available screening tools for evaluating the risk and/or presence of ED, DE, LEA, or REDs.
How to apply screening in your workplace.
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