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Analysis of Body Perception, Preworkout Meal Habits and Bone Resorption in Child Gymnasts

Alessandra AmatoPatrizia ProiaSara BaldassanoVincenzo FerrantelliGaetano Felice CaldaraAngelina Alongi

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Body image perceptionGymnasticsHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisOsteoporosiseducationPhysical activitylcsh:MedicinePhysiologyphysical activity030209 endocrinology & metabolismArticleBone resorptionHabits03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineN-terminal telopeptidechildrenmedicinepre-workout eating habitHumansChildExerciseMealbusiness.industrylcsh:Rdigestive oral and skin physiologyPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthBody perceptionFeeding Behavior030229 sport sciencesbody image perceptionmedicine.diseaseaesthetic sporthumanitiesEating disordersFemalepre-workout eating habitsbusinesshuman activitiesaesthetic sportsbone resorption

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The beneficial effects of physical activity on body image perception and bone are debated among artistic gymnasts. Gymnasts seem to be at greater risk of developing body dissatisfaction, eating disorders and osteoporosis due to inadequate nutrition and attention to the appearance of the body. The objective of this work was to investigate the association between the artistic gymnast and a more favorable body image compared to their sedentary peers and if a preworkout high-carbohydrate meal (HCM

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2021-02-01
10.3390/ijerph18042184http://hdl.handle.net/10447/522420