Uncover the Unspoken: Disordered Eating in Athletes & Fitness Professionals

Join us on the Sports Pharmacy Network Podcast as we dive deep into a topic often overlooked in the world of sports.  In this video, we dive deeper and navigate the complex landscape of disordered eating in athletes with a unique perspective featuring our own Jessica Beal-Stahl, PharmD, a former D1 athlete who triumphed over her own battle with an eating disorder, and Sean Casey, a seasoned dietitian and sports nutrition expert dedicated to optimizing athlete performance. Topics Covered in this Episode: Prevalence and types of disordered eating patterns (1:22) Special focus - Orthorexia Nervosa  (5:03) Special focus - Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (RED-S) (2:27) Special focus - Binge eating (18:57) Proactive approaches to creating healthy relationships with food  (15:57) Recognizing, addressing & supporting individuals with disordered eating habits  (8:00) Resources for sports medicine, coaches, parents (14:40) Click the links below to access one of our favorite resources and gain valuable insights and a link to the magazine issue. National Eating Disorder Toolkit - Toolkits - National Eating Disorders Association Sports Pharmacy Magazine -  Latest Issue Here Because no athlete wakes up one day saying, “I want to have an eating disorder today.”