{"id":2376,"date":"2019-02-01T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T14:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/?p=2376"},"modified":"2019-01-31T11:25:20","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T17:25:20","slug":"food-and-sports-beyond-the-couch-potato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/2019\/02\/01\/food-and-sports-beyond-the-couch-potato\/","title":{"rendered":"Food and Sports Beyond the Couch Potato"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo of a Steelers fan watching the Superbowl from a couch. Photo by daveynin, Flickr CC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Each year we are <\/span>reminded<\/span><\/a> of <\/span>research<\/span><\/a> on how many calories the average American eats on Super Bowl Sunday (hint: it\u2019s more than Thanksgiving). Other <\/span>research<\/span><\/a> finds that fans of NFL teams that lose eat more saturated fat the next day than fans of teams that win. News outlets ranging from <\/span>Men\u2019s Health<\/span><\/a><\/em> to <\/span>Runner\u2019s World<\/span><\/a><\/em> to <\/span>Healthy Women<\/span><\/a><\/em> publish guides on how to stay healthy on game day. But sitting on the couch isn\u2019t the only activity that is linked to both sports and food. As plan your healthy (or unhealthy) Super Bowl weekend, take a look at the research on how athletics can affect the eating habits of athletes ranging from body builders to youth basketball players. <\/span><\/p>\n

Among female athletes, eating disorders are a prevalent issue. However, the research on whether female athletes are significantly different from their non-athlete peers regarding prevalence of eating disorders is mixed. Sport-specific factors such as performance pressure contribute to disordered eating, especially in sports that encourage leanness. The combination of disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis is called the “female athlete triad.”<\/h5>\n