Front Matter; Body Image Concerns Throughout the Lifespan; Reproductive Changes in the Female Lifespan; Considerations of Sex Differences in Musculoskeletal Anatomy; Body Image and Eating Disturbances in Children and Adolescents; The Female Athlete Triad: Disordered Eating, Amenorrhea, and Osteoporosis; Disordered Eating in Active Middle-Aged Women; Eating Disorder and Menstrual Dysfunction Screening Tools for the Allied Health Professional; Education and Intervention Programs for Disordered Eating in the Active Female; The Human Menstrual Cycle; Abnormal Menstrual Cycles
Summary
"Investigates the growing and ever-changing health issues for girls and women who lead an active lifestyle and participate in sports and exercise. Easy to read, the volume provides an educational foundation for understanding how disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis can be interrelated while also looking at image disorders and reproductive health. Written by world leaders in the field, chapters detail effective nutrition and safe exercise techniques while also discussing female psychological and physiological characteristics."--Ebook Library
